Welcome to Fair Oaks ...
Fair Oaks is located in Orange County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fair Oaks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Fair Oaks is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fair Oaks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fair Oaks: 845 & 329<3>
Communities Also Named Fair Oaks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Fair Oaks - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (6), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Missouri, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fair Oaks.
Websites for Fair Oaks ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fair Oaks, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Fair Oaks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fair Oaks.
- Palm Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
- Port Jervis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
- Port Jervis is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
- Walden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Walden is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
- Washingtonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Washingtonville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washingtonville <4>
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 Fair Oaks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fair Oaks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fair Oaks. 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 Fair Oaks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Oaks. See our Newspapers Page for Fair Oaks.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fair Oaks ...
Looking for more information about Fair Oaks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fair Oaks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fair Oaks.
Adding Fair Oaks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fair Oaks 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 Fair Oaks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fair Oaks post office opened in 1872.
We also found Fair Oaks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fair Oaks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fair Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fair Oaks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Fair Oaks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Fair Oaks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |