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Welcome to Mansfield ...

Mansfield is located in Freeborn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Mansfield is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mansfield: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Mansfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Mansfield: This one is located in Freeborn County and the other is located in Pine County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 34 communities that are also named Mansfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (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.

  • Albert Lea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wells is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
  • Lake Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Alden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Thompson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson is located in Winnebago County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
  • Kiester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmons is located in Freeborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Bricelyn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mansfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Mansfield post office opened in 1872. The Mansfield post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Freeborn, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Mansfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Mansfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/