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Welcome to Mansfield ...

Mansfield is located in Parke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

Mansfield is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Mansfield (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Mansfield: 765

Communities Also Named Mansfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Mansfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mansfield ...

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

  • Greencastle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Brazil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Seelyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Montezuma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roachdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Knightsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mansfield ...

Looking for more information about Mansfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mansfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mansfield.

Adding Mansfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mansfield post office opened in 1852. The Mansfield post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield.

Footnotes ...

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