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Welcome to Fayette Corner ...

Fayette Corner is located in Kennebec County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayette Corner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Fayette Corner: Fayette Cor. (or less commonly used: Fayette Crn.)

Fayette Corner is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fayette Corner: (207)

Communities near Fayette Corner ...

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

  • Augusta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Oakland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
  • Winthrop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
  • Turner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <4>
  • Gardiner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Sidney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Vassalboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassalboro
    • Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vassalboro <4>
  • Greene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <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 Fayette Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayette Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayette Corner ...

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

Adding Fayette Corner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fayette Corner post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayette Corner.

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

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Kennebec, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fayette Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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