Welcome to Canfield ...

Canfield is located in Braxton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Canfield is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Canfield: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Canfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Canfield: This one is located in Braxton County and the other is located in Randolph County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 9 communities that are also named Canfield - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Canfield ...

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

• Sutton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <5>
• Gassaway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
  • Gassaway is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <5>
• Burnsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <5>
• Cowen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
  • Cowen is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <5>
• Flatwoods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <5>
• Camden-on-Gauley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
  • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Birch River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch River
  • Birch River is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch River <5>
• Frametown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
• McNutt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNutt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
  • McNutt is located in Braxton County
• Strange Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
  • Strange Creek is located in Braxton 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 Canfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canfield ...

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

Adding Canfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canfield 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 Canfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Canfield post office opened in 1888.

We also found Canfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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