Welcome to Fairfield ...

Fairfield is located in Hyde County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Fairfield is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Fairfield: 252

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

While we believe that this Fairfield is located in Hyde County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named Fairfield. Those communities are located in the following counties: Guilford, Johnston and Union County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 91 communities that are also named Fairfield - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (2), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fairfield ...

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

• Lake Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
  • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
• Last Chance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
• Nebraska
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nebraska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
  • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
• Swan Quarter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Quarter
  • Swan Quarter is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Quarter <4>
• White Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hyde County
• Engelhard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
  • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <4>
• Scranton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Hyde County
• Mount Olive
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
• Germantown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Hyde 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 Fairfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfield ...

Looking for more information about Fairfield? 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 Fairfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairfield.

Adding Fairfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfield 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 Fairfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fairfield post office opened in 1847.

We also found Fairfield in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield.