Seafield, Indiana

Seafield is an unincorporated community in White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Seafield was platted in 1863 as a station and shipping point on the railroad.^[2] A post office was established at Seafield in 1861, and remained in operation until 1939.^[3] The community derives its name from a merchant named Sea.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seafield, Indiana
↑ Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. 1883. p. 159.
↑ "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name is for a local storekeeper named Sea...

Municipalities and communities of White County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Monticello

City	Monticello

Towns	Brookston Burnettsville Chalmers Monon Reynolds Wolcott

Townships	Big Creek Cass Honey Creek Jackson Liberty Lincoln Monon Prairie Princeton Round Grove Union West Point

CDPs	Buffalo Idaville Norway

Other unincorporated communities	Badger Grove Bell Center Cedar Point East Monticello Golden Hill Guernsey Headlee Indiana Beach Lee Round Grove Seafield Sitka Smithson Springboro

Coordinates: 40°45′23″N 86°59′12″W / 40.75639°N 86.98667°W / 40.75639; -86.98667

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