Welcome to Hanfield ...

Hanfield is located in Grant County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Hanfield is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hanfield: (765)

Communities near Hanfield ...

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

• Marion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Huntington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Wabash
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
  • Wabash is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <4>
• Gas City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <4>
• Hartford City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <4>
• Upland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
• Fairmount
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
• Montpelier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Jonesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Converse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanfield ...

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

Adding Hanfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hanfield post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.net/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov