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Welcome to Fairfield ...

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.


Fairfield would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fairfield is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Fairfield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The Area Codes where Fairfield was located: 256 & 938<4>

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

While we believe that this Fairfield is located in Jackson County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Fairfield. Those communities are located in the following counties: Covington, Jefferson and Lawrence County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 91 communities that are also named Fairfield - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (2), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fairfield ...

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

  • Scottsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Henagar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevenson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Hollywood
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • 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
  • Section
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ider
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Woodville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Fairfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.