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Welcome to Fields ...

Fields is located in Beauregard Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fields, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Fields is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fields: 337

Communities Also Named Fields ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Fields - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fields ...

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

  • Dequincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Merryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Helme
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Singer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Newlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Starks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bon Wier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Bleakwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bleakwood is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
  • Deweyville
    (18 miles [29 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 Fields. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fields.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fields ...

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

Adding Fields to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fields post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fields.

Footnotes ...

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