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Welcome to Fairfax ...

Fairfax is located in Swain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfax, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Fairfax is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fairfax lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fairfax: 828

Communities Also Named Fairfax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Fairfax - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Fairfax ...

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

  • Rocky Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
  • Walnut Hill Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 people
  • Andrews
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Robbinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Townsend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Miller Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Miller Cove is located in Blount County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
  • Walland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lake Santeetlah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
    • Santeetla
    • Santeetlah
    • Santultah
    • Thunderbird Mountain
    • Thunderbird
  • Cheoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
  • Stecoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stecoah is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfax ...

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

Adding Fairfax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfax 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 Fairfax was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fairfax post office opened in 1878. The Fairfax post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfax.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Swain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairfax - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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