Welcome to Fairland ...

Fairland is primarily located in Douglas County<1>. A portion of Fairland extends into Champaign County.

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

The pronunciation of Fairland: FAIR-luhnd<3>

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

Fairland is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Fairland (for example, toward Dana (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Fairland: (217)

Communities Also Named Fairland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Fairland - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Fairland ...

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

• Champaign
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <5>
• Urbana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <5>
• Savoy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <5>
• Tuscola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <5>
• Saint Joseph
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Tolono
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <5>
• Arcola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <5>
• Villa Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Philo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <5>
• Sidney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairland ...

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

Adding Fairland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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