Do you know of Fairfield ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fairfield. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Fairfield.
We found mention of Fairfield as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Oakland County, Michigan.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1832 and closed in 1835.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
Communities Also Named Fairfield ...
We found 88 communities that share the name Fairfield.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Fairfield.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 87 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 87 communities, 84 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Lenawee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fairfield [Lenawee County].
- Lenawee County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fairfield [Covington County].
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fairfield [Jackson County].
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fairfield [Jefferson County].
- Lawrence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fairfield [Lawrence County].
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fairfield [Jefferson County].
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fairfield [Pulaski County].
- British Columbia
- California
- Solano County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Fairfield [Solano County].
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Fairfield [Fairfield County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Fairfield [New Castle County].
- Florida
- Duval County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fairfield [Duval County].
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fairfield [Hillsborough County].
- Marion County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Fairfield [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fairfield [Chatham County].
- Clarke County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fairfield [Clarke County].
- DeKalb County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fairfield [DeKalb County].
- Dougherty County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fairfield [Dougherty County].
- Newton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Fairfield [Newton County].
- Idaho
- Camas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Fairfield [Camas County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fairfield [Allen County].
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fairfield [Franklin County].
- Howard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fairfield [Howard County].
- Iowa
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Fairfield [Jefferson County].
- Kansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairfield [Jefferson County].
- Wabaunsee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fairfield [Wabaunsee County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Somerset County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Fairfield [Somerset County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Fairfield [Baltimore City].
- Carroll County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Fairfield [Carroll County].
- Wicomico County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Fairfield [Wicomico County].
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Swift County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Fairfield [Swift County].
- Mississippi
- Union County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Fairfield [Union County].
- Missouri
- Benton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Fairfield [Benton County].
- Montana
- Teton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Fairfield [Teton County].
- Nebraska
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Fairfield [Clay County].
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Fairfield [Churchill County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Fairfield.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Curry County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Fairfield [Curry County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fairfield [Guilford County].
- Hyde County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fairfield [Hyde County].
- Johnston County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fairfield [Johnston County].
- Union County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fairfield [Union County].
- North Dakota
- Billings County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Fairfield [Billings County].
- Ohio
- Butler County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fairfield [Butler County].
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fairfield [Greene County].
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fairfield [Jefferson County].
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Fairfield [Adair County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Adams County].
- Erie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Erie County].
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Lancaster County].
- Lycoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Lycoming County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Washington County].
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield [Westmoreland County].
- Prince Edward Island
- Please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward Island community of Fairfield.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairfield [Bedford County].
- Blount County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairfield [Blount County].
- Greene County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairfield [Greene County].
- Hamblen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairfield [Hamblen County].
- Hickman County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairfield [Hickman County].
- Sumner County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fairfield [Sumner County].
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fairfield [Bexar County].
- Freestone County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Fairfield [Freestone County].
- Utah
- Vermont
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Fairfield [Franklin County].
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairfield [Clarke County].
- Essex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairfield [Essex County].
- Rockbridge County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairfield [Rockbridge County].
- Salem City
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fairfield [Salem City].
- Washington
- Spokane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Fairfield [Spokane County].
- Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Fairfield [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Fairfield [Rock County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fairfield ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fairfield:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
More Orphans in Oakland County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Oakland County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fairfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |