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Welcome to Fairburn ...

Fairburn is located in Green Lake County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Fairburn is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fairburn: (920) & (274)<4>

Communities Also Named Fairburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fairburn - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Idaho and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Fairburn ...

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

  • Ripon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
    • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
  • Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
  • Omro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
    • Omro is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
  • Winneconne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
    • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Wautoma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wautoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
    • Wautoma is located in Waushara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
  • Redgranite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
    • Redgranite is located in Waushara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
  • Montello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
    • Montello is located in Marquette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Markesan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markesan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
    • Markesan is located in Green Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Green Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
  • Green Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people

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

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

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

Adding Fairburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairburn 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 Fairburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fairburn post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairburn.

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

The official website for Green Lake County: www.co.green-lake.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Green Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920).
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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