Welcome to Fairville ...

Fairville is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Fairville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fairville: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Fairville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Fairville: This one is located in Chester County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Fairville - they are located in California, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri and New York.

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

Communities near Fairville ...

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

• Wilmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Elkton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Coatesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Lansdowne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
• Collingdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <5>
• Downingtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Brookhaven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <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 Fairville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairville ...

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

Adding Fairville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fairville post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/