Welcome to West Mansfield ...

The village of West Mansfield is located in Logan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

A typical abbreviation for West Mansfield: W. Mansfield

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Mansfield has a population of 680 people<3> (see below for details).

West Mansfield is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

West Mansfield lies within the (937) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Mansfield had an population of 680 people. This is a decrease of 0.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Mansfield had a population of 682 people. This makes West Mansfield the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 682 people, the population of West Mansfield decreased 2.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 700 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Mansfield.

Communities Also Named West Mansfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Mansfield - it's located in Massachusetts.

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

Communities near West Mansfield ...

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

• Marysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Bellefontaine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <5>
• Kenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <5>
• Richwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
• West Liberty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • West Liberty is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <5>
• North Lewisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewisburg
  • North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Lewisburg <5>
• Russells Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
  • Russells Point is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <5>
• Prospect
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
• Milford Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Center
  • Milford Center is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford Center <5>
• Belle Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
  • Belle Center is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 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 West Mansfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Mansfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Mansfield ...

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

Adding West Mansfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Mansfield post office opened in 1863.

We also found West Mansfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Mansfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/