Welcome to Wakefield ...

Wakefield is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wakefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Wakefield is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wakefield is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Wakefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Wakefield - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wakefield ...

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

• Madison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Scottsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• North Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Austin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Hanover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Crothersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
  • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <4>
• Milton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Bedford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Trimble County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Dupont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <4>
• Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <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 Wakefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wakefield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakefield ...

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

Adding Wakefield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wakefield post office opened in 1899.

We also found Wakefield on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wakefield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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