Our Genealogy Helper
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Essex County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Essex County: Bergen, Hudson, Morris, Passaic & Union.
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:
- Essex County (The home county of Fairfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- West Caldwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
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- Upper Montclair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- Montclair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair is located in Essex County
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- West Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Orange is located in Essex County
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- Bergen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Saddle Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saddle Brook is located in Bergen County
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- Warren Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warren Point is located in Bergen County
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- Campgaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Radburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Radburn is located in Bergen County
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- Lyndhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- Ridgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Wortendyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wortendyke is located in Bergen County
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- Wyckoff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County
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- North Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Arlington is located in Bergen County
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- Ackermans Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County
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- Hudson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Kearny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Secaucus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- North Bergen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Bergen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County
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- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County
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- West New York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West New York is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Guttenberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- Bayonne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Communipaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County
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- Hoboken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Pottersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- North Edison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Avenel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Avenel is located in Middlesex County
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- Potters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
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- Colonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colonia is located in Middlesex County
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- Edgar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edgar is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Boynton Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boynton Beach is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Port Reading
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Port Reading is located in Middlesex County
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- Pumptown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Woodbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth County
- Cliffwood Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cliffwood Beach is located in Monmouth County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Troy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Taylortown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County
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- East Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
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- Boonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boonton is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Powerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Powerville is located in Morris County
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- Whippany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
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- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Morris County
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- Lyonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County
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- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
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- Denville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denville is located in Morris County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Singac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
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- The Village at Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Preakness
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
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- Athenia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
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- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Paterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Delawanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County
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- Passaic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Haskell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Union Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Gladstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Edison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
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- Mahola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Lake Mohawk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Highland Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County
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- Hardistonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Beaver Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Ross Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Corner is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Union County
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- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Union County
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- Hillside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Union County
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- Feltville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Benders Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Cranford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cranford is located in Union County
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- Elmora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elmora is located in Union County
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- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Park Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Park Village is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Beattystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Long Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
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- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
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- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Concourse Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Fordham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Williams Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Bronx
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Eastchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Locust Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Throggs Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- City Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
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- Kings County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Brooklyn Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- New York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Greenpoint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Red Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bay Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Ridge is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Brooklyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dyker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dyker Heights is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Fort Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hamilton is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bensonhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bensonhurst is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Bushwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Flatbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County (NY)
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- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- East Atlantic Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Harbor Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Saddle Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Great Neck Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- Great Neck Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- Great Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saddle Rock Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
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- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Morningside Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
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- Park West Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Greenwich Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Hell's Kitchen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County (NY)
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- Delano Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Harlem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
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- Inwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
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- Manhattan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
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- Seneca Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Battery Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Battery Park City is located in New York County (NY)
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- Kips Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County (NY)
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- University Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in New York County (NY)
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- Orange County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Sterling Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Warwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Edenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edenville is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Pine Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Walton Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walton Park is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Big Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Island is located in Orange County (NY)
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- Harriman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Long Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maspeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elmhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County (NY)
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- Ridgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Queens County (NY)
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- Lefrak City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County (NY)
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- Richmond County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Graniteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Port Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- New Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Westerleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Heartland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Stapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Staten Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Fort Wadsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Grant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County (NY)
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- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Suffern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Airmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
- Chestnut Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ramapo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Monsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Pearl River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tallman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sloatsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kaser
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
- Nanuet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Yonkers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>
- Bryn Mawr Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Hastings-on-Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Nepperhan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nepperhan is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Bronxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dobbs Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eastchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ardsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ardsley is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardsley <1>
- Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Westchester County (NY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
- Irvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Clinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitehall Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- A.M. White Lodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Jersey Firemans Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vail Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Restland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Grove Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holy Sepulchre RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairfield had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
- Pine Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Brook is located in Morris County
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- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Singac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
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- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
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- Troy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
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- Hanover Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
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- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
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- Pequannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pequannock is located in Morris County
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- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montville is located in Morris County
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- Pleasantdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Upper Montclair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County
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- Montclair Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Heights
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 173 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 11 miles [17.7 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Orange County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Westchester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |