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Welcome to North Fairfield ...

North Fairfield is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Fairfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for North Fairfield: N. Fairfield

North Fairfield is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Fairfield: 207

Communities Also Named North Fairfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Fairfield - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near North Fairfield ...

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

  • Waterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Skowhegan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Winslow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sidney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
  • Vassalboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • China
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
  • Pittsfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Fairfield ...

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

Adding North Fairfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Fairfield 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 (so far) for North Fairfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Fairfield post office opened in 1838. The North Fairfield post office closed in 1909.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Fairfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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