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Welcome to Enfield ...

Enfield is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Enfield is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, 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.

  • Philadelphia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenixville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>

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 on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1908).

We also found Enfield in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Enfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.