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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Fairfield during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Fairfield was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 hospitals and doctors 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 Union County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Chesterfield (SC) & Lancaster (SC).

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:

  • Union County     (The home county of Fairfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Marshville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
      • Marshville is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <3>
    • Wingate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <3>
    • Unionville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Rock Rest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
      • Rock Rest is located in Union County
    • Fairview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Allens Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
    • Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
    • Carmel Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County
    • Hemby Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
      • Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Lake Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Lake Park is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
    • Altan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
      • Altan is located in Union County
    • Stallings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
      • Stallings is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <3>
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Anson County
    • Peachland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
      • Peachland is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <3>
    • Polkton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Polkton is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
    • Sugar Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
    • Mineral Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Anson County
    • Ansonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Wadesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lilesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilesville
      • Lilesville is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilesville <3>
    • Morven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • McFarlan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Midland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Cabarrus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rimer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
      • Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
    • Poplar Tent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Allen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Mint Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Matthews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Weddington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
      • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <3>
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Newell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Chantilly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
      • Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Charlotte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Pineville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wilmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Montgomery County
    • Mount Gilead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Richmond County
    • Mangum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Oakboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakboro
      • Oakboro is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakboro <3>
    • Stanfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
      • Stanfield is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <3>
    • Locust
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust <3>
    • Red Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
      • Red Cross is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Lambert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Stanly County
    • Norwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
    • Bloomington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
    • Cedar Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
    • Plyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
      • Plyer is located in Stanly County
    • Albemarle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • New London
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Badin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
      • Badin is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <3>
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Pageland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
      • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <3>
    • Mount Croghan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
    • Ruby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <3>
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
    • Chesterfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Indian Land
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Camp Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Camp Cox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Primus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Van Wyck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairfield, see our County-by-County Page for 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 40 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 19 miles [30.6 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 professional and volunteer websites 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Baucoms Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baucoms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baucoms Cemetery
  • Wingate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wingate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wingate Cemetery
  • Presson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presson Cemetery
  • Hill Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine View Cemetery
  • Bentons Crossroads Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentons Crossroads Cemetery
  • Crook Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Suncrest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeland Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

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.

  • Olive Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
    • Olive Branch is located in Union County
  • Unionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Peachland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
    • Peachland is located in Anson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <3>
  • Rock Rest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
    • Rock Rest is located in Union County
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
  • Polkton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
    • Polkton is located in Anson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
  • Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
  • Cottonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
    • Cottonville is located in Stanly County
  • Stouts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stouts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
    • Stouts is located in Union County
  • Altan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
    • Altan is located in Union County
  • Furrs ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furrs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
    • Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
  • Ansonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
    • Ansonville is located in Anson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
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    • Cedar Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
    • Hoods ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
      • Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Indian Trail
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
      • Indian Trail is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <3>

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.

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Fairfield and then turned east". While Fairfield could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Fairfield as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Fairfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 3 North Carolina communities also named Fairfield. While this community is located in Union County, the others are located in the following counties: Guilford, Hyde and Johnston. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairfield.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0604, Longitude: -80.3873       In this case, the coordinates for Fairfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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