Welcome to Eastfield ...

Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

The location of Eastfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Eastfield is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Eastfield: (704) and (980)<4>

Communities Also Named Eastfield ...

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

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

Communities near Eastfield ...

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

• Charlotte
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <5>
• Concord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Huntersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <5>
• Indian Trail
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <5>
• Monroe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Matthews
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <5>
• Mint Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <5>
• Fort Mill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <5>
• Waxhaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <5>
• Harrisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eastfield ...

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

Adding Eastfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eastfield 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 Eastfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eastfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/