Welcome to Schoolfield ...
So far, we found very little information about Schoolfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Schoolfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Schoolfield, please Contact Us.
Schoolfield would have been located within present day Bledsoe County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Schoolfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Schoolfield is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Schoolfield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Schoolfield (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Schoolfield was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Schoolfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Schoolfield - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Schoolfield.
Communities near Schoolfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schoolfield.
- Clarktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tansi Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Spring City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ninemile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
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 Schoolfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schoolfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schoolfield. 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 Schoolfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schoolfield. See our Newspapers Page for Schoolfield.
Adding Schoolfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Schoolfield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Schoolfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Schoolfield post office opened in 1883. The Schoolfield post office closed in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Schoolfield.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Schoolfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schoolfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Schoolfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Schoolfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |