Welcome to Suffield ...

Suffield is located in Portage County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Suffield: SUH-feeld<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Suffield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Suffield is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Suffield: (330) & (234)<5>

Communities Also Named Suffield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Suffield - they are located in Alberta and Connecticut.

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

Communities near Suffield ...

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

• Akron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
• Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <6>
• Stow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <6>
• Massillon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <6>
• Kent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
• Barberton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <6>
• Green
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <6>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
• Alliance
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suffield ...

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

Adding Suffield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Suffield 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 Suffield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Suffield post office opened in 1836.

We also found Suffield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suffield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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