Welcome to Enfield ...

Enfield is located in Tompkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

Enfield is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Enfield: (607)

Websites for Enfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Enfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Enfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Enfield - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas (3), Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.

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

Communities near Enfield ...

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

• Ithaca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Lansing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Cayuga Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Groton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Dryden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Dundee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
• Montour Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Spencer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enfield ...

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

Adding Enfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Enfield post office opened in 1822.

We also found Enfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/