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Welcome to Fayal ...

So far, we found very little information about Fayal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fayal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fayal, please Contact Us.

Fayal would have been located within present day Meigs County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fayal is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Fayal was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Fayal was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Fayal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fayal - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Fayal ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belpre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
  • Ravenswood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Middleport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
  • Syracuse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Racine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartford City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 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 Fayal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayal.

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

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

Adding Fayal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fayal in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fayal was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayal.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fayal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Meigs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fayal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Fayal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Fayal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.