Welcome to Fairmead ...
Fairmead is located in Madera County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairmead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Fairmead is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fairmead lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fairmead: 559 & 357<3>
Communities near Fairmead ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairmead.
- Madera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chowchilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madera Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madera Acres is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
- Lincoln ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Le Grand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Athlone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Athlone is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Parksdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parksdale is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksdale
- Parkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Plainsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainsburg is located in Merced County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
- La Vina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- La Vina is located in Madera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vina
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 Fairmead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairmead.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairmead. 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 Fairmead.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmead. See our Newspapers Page for Fairmead.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairmead ...
Looking for more information about Fairmead? 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 Fairmead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairmead.
Adding Fairmead to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fairmead 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 Fairmead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fairmead post office opened in 1913. The Fairmead post office closed in 1940.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairmead.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Madera, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairmead - 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 559 code has been Overlayed with the 357 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairmead area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Fairmead 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/ |