Welcome to Fairdale ...

Fairdale is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Fairdale is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Fairdale: (315)

Communities Also Named Fairdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fairdale - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fairdale ...

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

• Oswego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <3>
• Fulton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
• Baldwinsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <3>
• Phoenix
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <3>
• Weedsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
  • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <3>
• Wolcott
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <3>
• Mexico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <3>
• Jordan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <3>
• Fair Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <3>
• Victory
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Victory is located in Cayuga 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 Fairdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairdale ...

Looking for more information about Fairdale? 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 Fairdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairdale.

Adding Fairdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairdale 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 Fairdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fairdale post office opened in 1858.

We also found Fairdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/