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Welcome to Mansfield ...

Mansfield is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

Mansfield is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mansfield: 731

The ZIP code for Mansfield: 38236<3>

Communities Also Named Mansfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Mansfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mansfield ...

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

  • Brevards Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Mandels ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mandels is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McKenzie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Huntingdon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crossroads is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
  • Bruceton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gleason
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mansfield ...

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

Adding Mansfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Mansfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mansfield post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mansfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mansfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mansfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/