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History · Mansfield Center

Mansfield Center’s post office opened in 1822, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

4 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1892 on.

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How Mansfield Center began

When was Mansfield Center founded?

1822

The Mansfield Center post office opened in 1822, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,021204 years
Founding year: the first Mansfield Center post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Mansfield Center’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mansfield Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1983. Watch Mansfield Center change.Deep rootsA post office since 1822: 204 years of Mansfield Center.Old housesHalf of Mansfield Center’s homes were built before 1955.
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Start Mansfield Center’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mansfield Center’s history is told.

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On the map

Mansfield Center on the map, 1892 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mansfield Center. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mansfield Center on the 1892 USGS mapMansfield Center on the 1921 USGS mapMansfield Center on the 1945 USGS mapMansfield Center on the 1953 USGS mapMansfield Center on the 1970 USGS mapMansfield Center on the 1983 USGS map1892Woodstock sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mansfield Center.

The story so far

Mansfield Center, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mansfield Center yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mansfield Center is a village within the town of Mansfield in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is the basis of a census-designated place (CDP) of the same name; as of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,021. The CDP includes the original settlement of Mansfield, Mansfield Center or Mansfield Village, as well as the village of Mansfield Hollow. Mansfield Hollow State Park is also located within the boundaries of the CDP.

Its first post office opened in 1822. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 947 to 1,021 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

4 listings protect 39 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Mansfield Center

Nobody well known was born in Mansfield Center itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Chris DoddAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1944
John TrumbullAmerican artist · b. 1756
Nathaniel LyonFirst Union general to be killed in the America… · b. 1818
Samuel HuntingtonAmerican statesman; 18th Governor of Connecticut · b. 1731
Elias LoomisAmerican science writer · b. 1811
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Bertram GoodhueAmerican architect · b. 1869
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mansfield10 historic placesAWindham10 historic placesA+

Questions about Mansfield Center’s history

What year was Mansfield Center founded?

The Mansfield Center post office opened in 1822, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.