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Welcome to Fielding ...

Fielding is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fielding, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Fielding is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fielding: 712

Communities Also Named Fielding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Fielding - they are located in California, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Utah.

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

Communities near Fielding ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fielding ...

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

Adding Fielding to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fielding 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 Fielding was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fielding post office opened in 1887. The Fielding post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fielding.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fielding - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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