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Welcome to Brimfield ...

Brimfield is located in Noble County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brimfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

Brimfield is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brimfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Brimfield and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Brimfield: 260

The ZIP code for Brimfield: 46720<3>

Communities Also Named Brimfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brimfield - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brimfield.

Communities near Brimfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brimfield.

  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kendallville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Huntertown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Garrett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ligonier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Syracuse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • LaGrange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Avilla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Albion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Waterloo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brimfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brimfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brimfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brimfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brimfield. See our Newspapers Page for Brimfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brimfield ...

Looking for more information about Brimfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brimfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brimfield.

Adding Brimfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brimfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Brimfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brimfield post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brimfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Noble, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brimfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Brimfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brimfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/