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Welcome to Haddonfield ...

Haddonfield is located in Wise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haddonfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Haddonfield is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Haddonfield: 276

Communities Also Named Haddonfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Haddonfield - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Haddonfield ...

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

  • Norton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Coeburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Appalachia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clintwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elkhorn City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Pippa Passes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Wheelwright
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haddonfield ...

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

Adding Haddonfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haddonfield 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 Haddonfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Haddonfield post office opened in 1895. The Haddonfield post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haddonfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haddonfield - 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>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/