Welcome to Mansford ...

So far, we found very little information about Mansford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mansford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mansford, please Contact Us.

Mansford would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

The location of Mansford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mansford is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mansford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Mansford (for example, toward Signal Mountain), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Mansford would have been located in the (931) area code.

Websites for Mansford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.franklincountychamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Mansford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mansford - they are located in Louisiana and Washington.

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

Communities near Mansford ...

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

• Tullahoma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
  • Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <5>
• Winchester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Fayetteville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Lynchburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <5>
• Gattistown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
  • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
• Decherd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decherd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd
  • Decherd is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decherd <5>
• Sewanee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewanee
  • Sewanee is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sewanee <5>
• Southgate Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
  • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
• Estill Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
  • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <5>
• Cowan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
  • Cowan is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <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 Mansford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mansford.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincotn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/