Welcome to Banfield ...

Banfield is located in Barry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Banfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Banfield is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Banfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Banfield - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Banfield ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <3>
• Battle Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <3>
• Hastings
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
• Springfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
• Plainwell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainwell
  • Plainwell is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainwell <3>
• Middleville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Middleville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <3>
• Galesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <3>
• Olivet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
  • Olivet is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <3>
• Parchment
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
  • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <3>
• Nashville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banfield ...

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

Adding Banfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Banfield post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Banfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/