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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fairfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fairfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fairfield, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fairfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fairfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Fairfield is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Fairfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairfield:
- Jackson County (The home county of Fairfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Blackankle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Kyles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Maynard Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Tupelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Fackler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Skyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Scottsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Larkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Henagar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Sylvania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Beaty Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Rainsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Hix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Cartersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Fyffe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chavies
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Gurley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Berkley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Brownsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Big Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Moore's Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Mercury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mid ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Peters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- North ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Stewart Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cole City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Beans Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Cowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <2>
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Decherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sewanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Orme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairfield, see our County-by-County Page for Fairfield.
Cemeteries Near Fairfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfield.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fairfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Hurt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pauper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- The Old Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #232840 <3>
- Renshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (674 more) ...
- Pinehaven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hansbrough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Fairfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Kyles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Maynard Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Fackler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Wannville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Scottsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Larkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Index ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfield.
Newspapers Published in Fairfield ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfield, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fairfield:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Dade County
- Franklin County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |