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Welcome to Fairville ...

Fairville is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Fairville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fairville: 660

Communities Also Named Fairville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fairville - they are located in California, Iowa, Louisiana, New York and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Fairville ...

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

  • Marshall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Slater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Brunswick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Alma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Bosworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Malta Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend
    • Malta Bend is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta Bend <3>
  • Blackburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilliam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
    • Gilliam is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 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 Fairville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairville ...

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

Adding Fairville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fairville post office opened in 1869.

We also found Fairville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairville - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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