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Welcome to Fairhaven ...

Fairhaven is located in Stearns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairhaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Fairhaven is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fairhaven: 320

Communities Also Named Fairhaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fairhaven - they are located in Alaska, California, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fairhaven ...

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

  • Saint Cloud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Wright County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>
  • Sauk Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Waite Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Becker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
    • Becker is located in Sherburne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
  • Cold Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <3>
  • Saint Augusta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Augusta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saint Augusta
    • From Fairhaven to Saint Augusta
  • Annandale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
    • Annandale is located in Wright County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <3>
  • Cokato
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairhaven ...

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

Adding Fairhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Fairhaven post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairhaven.

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

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Stearns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairhaven - 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>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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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