Welcome to Fairfax ...

Fairfax is located in Ware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfax, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Fairfax is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fairfax is located in the (912) area code.

Communities Also Named Fairfax ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 32 communities that are also named Fairfax - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Delaware, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Fairfax ...

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

• Waycross
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Waycross is located in Ware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waycross <4>
• Waltertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
  • Waltertown is located in Ware County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
  • Waltertown has also been known as:
  • Watertown
• Nicholls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls
  • Nicholls is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholls <4>
• Homerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
  • Homerville is located in Clinch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homerville <4>
• Pearson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • Pearson is located in Atkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearson <4>
• Ruskin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
  • Ruskin is located in Ware County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
• Argyle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Argyle is located in Clinch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <4>
• Talmo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
  • Talmo is located in Ware County
• Axson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axson
  • Axson is located in Atkinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axson <4>
• Waresboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waresboro
  • Waresboro is located in Ware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waresboro <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 Fairfax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairfax.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfax ...

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

Adding Fairfax to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fairfax post office opened in 1900.

We also found Fairfax on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfax.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ware County: www.warecounty.com/

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