Welcome to Fairvalley ...
Fairvalley is located in Woods County<1>.
The location of Fairvalley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Fairvalley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Fairvalley is within the (580) area code.
Communities near Fairvalley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairvalley.
- Waynoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
- Waynoka is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <4>
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
- Quinlan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Avard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
- Avard is located in Woods County
- Haskew ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Alva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
- Alva is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <4>
- Hopeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Hopeton is located in Woods County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopeton <4>
- Curtis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Curtis is located in Woodward County
- Mooreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mooreland is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooreland <4>
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Aetna is located in Barber County (KS)
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 for Fairvalley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fairvalley post office opened in 1895.
We also found Fairvalley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairvalley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairvalley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
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 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 Fairvalley - 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |