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Welcome to Fair Haven ...

Fair Haven is located in Vernon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fair Haven, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fair Haven: Fair Hvn. (or less commonly used: Fair Havn.)

Fair Haven is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fair Haven: 417

Communities Also Named Fair Haven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fair Haven - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fair Haven ...

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

  • Nevada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • El Dorado Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Appleton City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Schell City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Roscoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
  • Milo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Metz
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Metz is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fair Haven ...

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

Adding Fair Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fair Haven 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 Fair Haven was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fair Haven.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fair Haven - 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.