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Welcome to Deerfield ...

Deerfield is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deerfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Deerfield is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Deerfield: 765

Communities Also Named Deerfield ...

While we believe that this Deerfield is located in Randolph County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Deerfield. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bartholomew and Vigo County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 65 communities that are also named Deerfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (5), Illinois, 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.

  • Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Winchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunkirk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Union City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Fort Recovery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Parker City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Redkey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Deerfield post office opened in 1837. The Deerfield post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deerfield - 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/