Rockfield, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Rockfield
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Carroll County
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Carroll County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Carroll
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Rock Creek
Area Total Km2:0.96
Area Land Km2:0.96
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:211
Coordinates:40.6417°N -86.5731°W
Elevation Ft:699
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46923
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2806556
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.37
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Land Sq Mi:0.37
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:567.20
Population Density Km2:219.26

Rockfield is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Rockfield was platted in 1856.[2] The Rockfield post office was established in 1857.[3] District School No. 3 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Geography

Rockfield is located in open farm land south of Rock Creek. A portion of old Indiana State Road 25 and the Norfolk Southern Railway both pass northeast through town. New Indiana State Road 25, the Hoosier Heartland Highway, bypasses town on the northwest.

Demographics

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 283. This village, platted on August 11, 1856....
  3. Web site: Carroll County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 August 2014.