Welcome to Fayette ...
The city of Fayette is located in Jefferson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jefferson County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fayette has a population of 1,440 people<2> (see below for details).
Fayette is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Fayette lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fayette: 601 & 769<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fayette had an population of 1,440 people. This is a decrease of 10.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35.77% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Fayette had a population of 1,614 people (or 20.9% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Fayette the county's most populous community.
The population of Fayette represents 0.05% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,614 people, the population of Fayette decreased 28.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,242 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Fayette.
Communities Also Named Fayette ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Fayette - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fayette.
Communities near Fayette ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fayette.
- Port Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
- Saint Joseph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
- Roxie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Roxie is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <5>
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
- Red Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Westside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Adams County
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 Fayette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayette.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fayette. 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 Fayette.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fayette.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayette ...
Looking for more information about Fayette? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Fayette, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fayette.
Adding Fayette to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fayette 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 Fayette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Fayette post office opened in 1826.
We also found Fayette in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayette.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fayette. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fayette. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fayette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Fayette area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Fayette area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |