Welcome to Fairbank ...

So far, we found very little information about Fairbank. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fairbank to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fairbank, please Contact Us.

Fairbank would have been located within present day Cochise County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairbank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fairbank is 3,850 feet [1,173 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fairbank is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Fairbank was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The location where Fairbank once stood is in the (520) area code.

Communities Also Named Fairbank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fairbank - they are located in Iowa, Maryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Fairbank ...

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

• Sierra Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Vista <4>
• Benson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Benson is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <4>
• Huachuca City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca City
  • Huachuca City is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huachuca City <4>
• Tombstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone
  • Tombstone is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tombstone <4>
• Charleston ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Cochise County
• Saint David
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <4>
• De Anza Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
  • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
• Fort Huachuca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Huachuca
  • Fort Huachuca is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Huachuca <4>
• Coronado Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronado Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
  • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County
• Signal Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
  • Signal Village is located in Cochise County

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

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

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

Adding Fairbank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairbank 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 Fairbank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fairbank post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairbank.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/