History of Westfield, Indiana The history of Westfield, Indiana
commenced when the city was officially founded in 1834 by
Quakers who had emigrated to Central Indiana from North
Carolina. It was not until January of 2008, however, that the
town was officially incorporated as a city. Today, Westfield is
one of the fastest growing towns in the United States, along
with several other such cities in Hamilton County, Indiana. At a
distance of only about ten miles from the northern edge of
Indianapolis, Westfield has benefited enormously from its
location over the generations. It is largely accepted that
Westfield was one of the sites on the all-important Westfield
Underground Railroad during the Civil War. Both the Quaker
Friends Church and the Wesleyan Methodist Church supported the
anti-slavery causes and activities of that era. Nearby Carmel‘s
Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau has recently
pitched in to help Westfield develop a new museum, which already
houses lots of interesting and nostalgic memo