Welcome to Fairchild ...

Fairchild is located in Seminole County<1>.

The location of Fairchild has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairchild, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Fairchild is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairchild lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Fairchild (for example, toward Sneads (FL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Fairchild: (229)

Communities Also Named Fairchild ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Fairchild: This one is located in Seminole County and the other is located in Decatur County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 6 communities that are also named Fairchild - they are located in Arkansas, California, Michigan, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fairchild ...

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

• Recovery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • Recovery is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
• Marianna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Chattahoochee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee
  • Chattahoochee is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattahoochee <4>
• Donalsonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalsonville
  • Donalsonville is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalsonville <4>
• Malone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
• Sneads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
  • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <4>
• Reynoldsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
• Grand Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
  • Grand Ridge is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <4>
• Greenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Iron City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Iron City is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairchild ...

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

Adding Fairchild to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairchild 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 Fairchild was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fairchild post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairchild.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairchild. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/