Welcome to Enfield ...

Enfield is located in King William County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Enfield is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Enfield: (804)

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, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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.

• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Manquin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
  • Manquin is located in King William County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <4>
• Tuck Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
  • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
• Rumford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Rumford is located in King William County
• Hanover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Walkerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
• Westwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
  • Westwood is located in Hanover County
• Atlee Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
• Cauthornville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Enfield post office opened in 1827.

We also found Enfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for King William County: www.co.king-william.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/