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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fairfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fairfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Fairfield is located in Guilford County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Guilford County: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham & Stokes.

Below are the counties that are near Fairfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairfield:

  • Guilford County     (The home county of Fairfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • White Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • White Oak is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Spicewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spicewood is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
    • Greensboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Southmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Southmont is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Cumberland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Latham Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Latham Town is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
    • Pomona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomona is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Guilford College
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Guilford College is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
    • Rudd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rudd is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
    • McLeansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Summerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Browns Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Glenwood Acres
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
    • Random Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Random Hills is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
    • Westbrook Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
    • Westbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Country Club Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
    • The Country
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Country is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Country
    • Deerfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Deerfield is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Elon College
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Elon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Elon is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
    • Mark View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mark View is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
    • Ossipee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ossipee is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • Westview Terrace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Westview Terrace is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Terrace
  • Caswell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Ashland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashland is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Stony Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Locust Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Quick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Quick is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
    • Anderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Anderson is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Jericho
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jericho is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Abotts Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
    • Wallburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bethany ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethany is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Thomasville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Eden is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Fair Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
    • Gum Tree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
    • Welcome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Jefferson Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Arcadia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Horneytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
    • Applegate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Applegate is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
    • Benefit ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
    • Cliffwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
    • Emorywood Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
    • Yorktown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Beeson Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
    • Bonanza Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
    • Christy Acres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
    • Greystone Forest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
    • Kernersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kimberly Acres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Acres
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Archdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Redcross
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Redcross is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
    • New Market
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • New Market is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Trinity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Randleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sophia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Worthville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Worthville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
    • Melanchton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Melanchton is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
    • Millboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Millboro is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Liberty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Central Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
    • Cedar Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
    • Gold Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Norwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Norwood is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Reidsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellisboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
    • Wentworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
    • Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayodan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • College Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • College Village is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
    • Shiloh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Lawsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
  • Stokes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Pine Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fulp is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
    • Walnut Cove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Germanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadows is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
    • Neatman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Neatman is located in Stokes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
    • Danbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairfield, see our County-by-County Page for Fairfield.

Cemeteries Near Fairfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fairfield - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Fairfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairfield.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.

  • Greensboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Guilford College
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Guilford College is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
  • Pomona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomona is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Vandalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandalia is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Hillsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Friendship is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • McLeansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Summerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Browns Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Scalesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Scalesville is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oak Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Freeman Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfield.

Newspapers Published in Fairfield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfield, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fairfield:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.