Welcome to Fayetteville ...
Fayetteville is located in Johnson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayetteville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Fayetteville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fayetteville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Fayetteville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Fayetteville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fayetteville.
Communities near Fayetteville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fayetteville.
- Warrensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Odessa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Knob Noster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Noster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Noster
- Knob Noster is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knob Noster <3>
- Concordia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Concordia is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <3>
- Holden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <3>
- La Monte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder
- Corder is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corder <3>
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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
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 Fayetteville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayetteville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fayetteville. 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 Fayetteville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayetteville. See our Newspapers Page for Fayetteville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayetteville ...
Looking for more information about Fayetteville? 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 Fayetteville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fayetteville.
Adding Fayetteville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fayetteville post office opened in 1856.
We also found Fayetteville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayetteville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fayetteville - 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/ |