Welcome to Fairdale ...

The city of Fairdale is located in DeKalb County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Fairdale: FAIR-dayl<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Fairdale is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Fairdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fairdale - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fairdale ...

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

• Rockford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
• De Kalb
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Belvidere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Loves Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
• Machesney Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <5>
• Sycamore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
• Rochelle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <5>
• Marengo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <5>
• Genoa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <5>
• Poplar Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Grove is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairdale ...

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

Adding Fairdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fairdale post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcounty.org/

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