Welcome to Fayette ...

Fayette is located in Lewis County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fayette, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Fayette is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fayette lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fayette is located in the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Fayette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Fayette - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fayette ...

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

• Centralia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Chehalis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis
  • Chehalis is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chehalis <4>
• Napavine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napavine
  • Napavine is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napavine <4>
• Tenino
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino
  • Tenino is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenino <4>
• Winlock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Winlock is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winlock <4>
• Toledo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
• Oakville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Oakville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <4>
• Pe Ell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pe Ell
  • Pe Ell is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pe Ell <4>
• Vader
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vader
  • Vader is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vader <4>
• Bucoda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucoda
  • Bucoda is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucoda <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayette ...

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

Adding Fayette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fayette in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fayette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fayette post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/