Moorefield, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Moorefield is located in Indiana
Moorefield
Moorefield
Moorefield is located in the United States
Moorefield
Moorefield
Coordinates: 38°48′20″N 85°10′13″W / 38.80556°N 85.17028°W / 38.80556; -85.17028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySwitzerland
TownshipPleasant
Elevation
[1]
906 ft (276 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47043
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID439407[1]

Moorefield is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Moorefield was platted in 1834.[2] A post office was established at Moorefield in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1916.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moorefield, Indiana
  2. ^ Cottman, George Streibe (1916). Indiana Magazine of History. p. 154.
  3. ^ "Switzerland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.


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