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Welcome to Fairfax ...Fairfax is located in Monroe 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 1837. Fairfax is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Fairfax lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Fairfax, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Fairfax is within the (812) area code. Communities Also Named Fairfax ...While we believe that this Fairfax is located in Monroe County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Fairfax. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allen and Madison County. Beyond Indiana, there are 32 communities that are also named Fairfax - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (2), 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.
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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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> We also found Fairfax in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). 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 Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/ The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov Footnotes ...
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