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Welcome to Cranfield ...

Cranfield is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cranfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Cranfield is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cranfield: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Cranfield ...

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

  • Natchez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Vidalia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <4>
  • Fayette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgecrest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Roxie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Meadville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Crosby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeannette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeannette is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Selma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Washington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cranfield ...

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

Adding Cranfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cranfield post office opened in 1906. The Cranfield post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cranfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cranfield - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Cranfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Cranfield 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/