Moorefield, Indiana
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Moorefield is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Pleasant Township,
Switzerland County Switzerland County is a county in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,737. The county seat is Vevay, one of two incorporated towns in the county. History In 1787, the fl ...
, in the
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of
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
.


History

Moorefield was
plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1834. A post office was established at Moorefield in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1916.


Geography

Moorefield is located at .


References

Unincorporated communities in Switzerland County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{SwitzerlandCountyIN-geo-stub