Welcome to Fairfield Center ...

Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Fairfield Center: Fairfield Ctr. (or less commonly used: Fairfield Cen., Fairfield Cent. or Fairfield Cntr.)

Fairfield Center is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Fairfield Center lies within the (260) area code.

Communities Also Named Fairfield Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fairfield Center - they are located in Maine and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fairfield Center ...

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

• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
• Kendallville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <3>
• Angola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
• Huntertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <3>
• Garrett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <3>
• Leo-Cedarville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
  • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
• LaGrange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Avilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <3>
• Albion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfield Center ...

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

Adding Fairfield Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fairfield Center post office opened in 1852.

We also found Fairfield Center in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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