Welcome to Fawcett ...

Fawcett is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fawcett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Fawcett is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Fawcett: (937)

Communities Also Named Fawcett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fawcett - they are located in Alberta, New Brunswick and Utah.

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

Communities near Fawcett ...

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

• West Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Peebles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <4>
• Vanceburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Winchester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Seaman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
• Cherry Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
  • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
• Rarden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
  • Rarden is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <4>
• Sinking Spring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Rome
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fawcett ...

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

Adding Fawcett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fawcett post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fawcett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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