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Welcome to Fairhaven ...

Fairhaven is located in Preble County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairhaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Fairhaven is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Fairhaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fairhaven - they are located in Alaska, California, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Ontario, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fairhaven ...

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

  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Connersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Eaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
  • Brookville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • New Miami
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miami
    • New Miami is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Union County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
  • Camden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Preble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>

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 Fairhaven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairhaven.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairhaven ...

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

Adding Fairhaven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fairhaven post office opened in 1833.

We also found Fairhaven in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairhaven.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Preble, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairhaven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/