Welcome to Fairfield ...

Fairfield is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Fairfield is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Fairfield: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Pulaski County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 91 communities that are also named Fairfield - they are located in Alabama (4), British Columbia (2), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (2), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fairfield ...

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

• Pine Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
  • Pine Bluff is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Bluff <4>
• White Hall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <4>
• Star City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Star City is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star City <4>
• Altheimer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altheimer
  • Altheimer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altheimer <4>
• Humphrey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Humphrey is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <4>
• Grady
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
• Wabbaseka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
  • Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Sherrill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
• Rob Roy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
  • Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
• Moscow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Jefferson 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 Fairfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfield ...

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

Adding Fairfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfield 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 Fairfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fairfield post office opened in 1878.

We also found Fairfield on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/