Welcome to Mansfield ...
So far, we found very little information about Mansfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mansfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mansfield, please Contact Us.
Mansfield was located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Mansfield would have been located within present day Iron County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Mansfield, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mansfield is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Mansfield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Mansfield, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Mansfield would have been located in the (906) area code.
Communities Also Named Mansfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Mansfield: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Isabella County.
Beyond Michigan, there are 34 communities that are also named Mansfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Massachusetts, 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.
- Iron Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron Mountain <5>
- Kingsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Kingsford is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <5>
- Crystal Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
- Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <5>
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Iron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <5>
- Channing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
- Channing is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channing <5>
- Clinch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mastodon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Commonwealth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
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.
Adding Mansfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mansfield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mansfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Mansfield post office opened in 1891.
We also found Mansfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mansfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mansfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |