Brimfield, Indiana

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Brimfield is an unincorporated community in Orange Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Brimfield was laid out and platted in 1861.{{cite book|title=Counties of LaGrange and Noble, Indiana: Historical and Biographical|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AVM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA203|year=1882|publisher=F.A. Battey & Company|page=203}} The community was likely named after Brimfield, in England.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/76 76]|quote=...and perhaps named after the English village...}} A post office was established at Brimfield in 1867, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1986.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Noble | title=Noble County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=May 5, 2017}}

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated Brimfield as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.{{Cite web|title=2022 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2022/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Noble County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:1861 establishments in Indiana