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Welcome to Fadette ...

Fadette is located in Geneva County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fadette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Fadette is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Fadette (for example, toward Jakin (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Fadette: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Fadette ...

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

  • Dothan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Daleville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chipley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Chipley is located in Washington County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chipley <4>
  • Bonifay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonifay is located in Holmes County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonifay <4>
  • Hartford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Taylor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Midland City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Graceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cowarts
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Slocomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fadette ...

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

Adding Fadette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fadette 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 (so far) for Fadette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fadette post office opened in 1891. The Fadette post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fadette.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Geneva, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fadette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Fadette area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Fadette area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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