Welcome to Canfield ...

Canfield is located in Lafayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Canfield is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Canfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Canfield: (870)

Communities Also Named Canfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Canfield - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Canfield ...

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

• Springhill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Springhill is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <4>
• Stamps
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
  • Stamps is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <4>
• Lewisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
• Cullen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Webster Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
• Plain Dealing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <4>
• Fouke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
  • Fouke is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <4>
• Taylor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Bradley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
• Garland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
• Buckner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
  • Buckner is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canfield ...

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

Adding Canfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Canfield post office opened in 1888.

We also found Canfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/