Welcome to Fairhope ...

Fairhope is located in Stark County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairhope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Fairhope is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairhope lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Fairhope: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Fairhope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Fairhope - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fairhope ...

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

• Canton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Massillon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <5>
• Green
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Alliance
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>
• North Canton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
  • North Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Canton <5>
• New Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
• Canal Fulton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
  • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <5>
• Sebring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <5>
• Mogadore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogadore
  • Mogadore is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mogadore <5>
• Minerva
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <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 Fairhope. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairhope.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairhope ...

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

Adding Fairhope to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fairhope post office opened in 1892.

We also found Fairhope on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairhope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/