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Welcome to Mansfield ...

Mansfield is located in Carteret County<1>.


The location of Mansfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Mansfield is near sea level<3>.

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

Mansfield is located in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Mansfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Mansfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mansfield ...

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

  • Havelock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Morehead City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Newport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
  • Beaufort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
    • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <4>
  • Emerald Isle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
    • Emerald Isle is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerald Isle <4>
  • Swansboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cape Carteret
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Carteret have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Carteret
    • Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Carteret <4>
  • Atlantic Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Knoll Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knoll Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Shores
    • Pine Knoll Shores is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knoll Shores <4>
  • Cedar Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
    • Cedar Point is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Point <4>

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 Mansfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mansfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mansfield. 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 Mansfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mansfield ...

Looking for more information about Mansfield? 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 Mansfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mansfield.

Adding Mansfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mansfield 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 for Mansfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mansfield post office opened in 1906.

We also found Mansfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mansfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Carteret, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mansfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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