RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Oklahoma >> Woods County >> FairvalleyIndex...

Welcome to Fairvalley ...

Fairvalley is located in Woods County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairvalley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Fairvalley is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fairvalley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fairvalley: 580

Communities near Fairvalley ...

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

  • Waynoka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quinlan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
  • Avard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Avard is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Haskew is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Heman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Heman is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
  • Winchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchester is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Alva
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Alva is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <3>
  • Hopeton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Curtis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairvalley ...

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

Adding Fairvalley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairvalley 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 (so far) for Fairvalley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fairvalley post office opened in 1895. The Fairvalley post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairvalley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woods, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairvalley - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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