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Although we found mention of Fair Oaks during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Fair Oaks 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've added Fair Oaks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fair Oaks, please Contact Us.


The location of Fair Oaks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fair Oaks, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fair Oaks is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Fair Oaks might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Fair Oaks would be found within the (513) area code.

Websites for Fair Oaks ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clermontchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fair Oaks, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Fair Oaks ...

While we believe that this Fair Oaks is located in Clermont County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Fair Oaks. Those communities are located in the following counties: Muskingum and Scioto County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Fair Oaks ...

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

  • Cincinnati
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Norwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Thomas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Newport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Campbell County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
  • Loveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Blue Ash
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Madeira
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madeira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madeira
    • Madeira is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madeira <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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fair Oaks.

The official website for Clermont County: www.co.clermont.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Fair Oaks and then turned east". While Fair Oaks could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Fair Oaks 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fair Oaks 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.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fair Oaks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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