Welcome to Fayetteville ...

The village of Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayetteville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fayetteville has a population of 339 people<3> (see below for details).

Fayetteville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Fayetteville is within the boundaries of the (618) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fayetteville had an population of 339 people. This is a decrease of 7.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fayetteville had a population of 366 people. This makes Fayetteville the county's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 366 people, the population of Fayetteville decreased 4.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 384 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fayetteville.

Communities Also Named Fayetteville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Fayetteville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fayetteville ...

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

• Belleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <5>
• O'Fallon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
• Fairview Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
  • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <5>
• Shiloh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <5>
• Swansea
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <5>
• Waterloo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
• Mascoutah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <5>
• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Freeburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <5>
• Sparta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <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 Fayetteville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayetteville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayetteville ...

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

Adding Fayetteville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fayetteville post office opened in 1840.

We also found Fayetteville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayetteville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov