Welcome to Fair Oaks ...

Fair Oaks is located in Kane County<1>.

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

Fair Oaks is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fair Oaks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Fair Oaks ...

Junior League:   www.jlkd.org/

Communities Also Named Fair Oaks ...

While we believe that this Fair Oaks is located in Kane County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Fair Oaks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cook and DuPage County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 28 communities that are also named Fair Oaks - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (6), Georgia (2), Indiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Fair Oaks ...

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

• Aurora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Naperville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <4>
• Elgin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Schaumburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
• Wheaton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <4>
• Hoffman Estates
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
  • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <4>
• De Kalb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
• Bartlett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Crystal Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <4>
• Carol Stream
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Stream
  • Carol Stream is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carol Stream <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 Fair Oaks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fair Oaks.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fair Oaks ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov