Welcome to Deerfield ...

Deerfield is located in Desha County<1>.

Deerfield is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Deerfield: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Deerfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 65 communities that are also named Deerfield - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Utah (2), Virginia (5), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Deerfield ...

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

• Shelby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelby is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Rosedale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
• Elaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elaine is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <4>
• Gunnison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gunnison is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Duncan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Duncan is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
• Alligator
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Alligator is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
• Winstonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
• Crumrod
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crumrod is located in Phillips County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
• Round Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Round Lake is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
• Deeson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deeson is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deerfield ...

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

Adding Deerfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deerfield 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 (so far) for Deerfield was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerfield.