Welcome to Canfield ...

Canfield is located in Boulder County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Canfield is described as "Named for Ike Canfield, a coal mine operator."

Canfield is 5,030 feet [1,533 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Canfield is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Canfield lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Canfield: (303) and (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Canfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Canfield - they are located in Arkansas, 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.

• Thornton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <6>
• Arvada
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <6>
• Westminster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Boulder
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <6>
• Longmont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmont
  • Longmont is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longmont <6>
• Broomfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield
  • Broomfield is located in Broomfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broomfield <6>
• Commerce City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
  • Commerce City is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <6>
• Brighton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <6>
• Northglenn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northglenn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northglenn
  • Northglenn is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northglenn <6>
• Wheat Ridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
  • Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheat Ridge <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 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.<7>

From that list, the Canfield post office opened in 1878.

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 Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/