Welcome to Fairfield ...

Fairfield is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Fairfield is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fairfield lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Fairfield: This one is located in Marion County and the other is located in Lane County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 91 communities that are also named Fairfield - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (2), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fairfield ...

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

• Salem
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Keizer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <3>
• McMinnville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • McMinnville is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <3>
• Woodburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <3>
• Wilsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <3>
• Newberg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
  • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <3>
• Sherwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
• Canby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
  • Canby is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <3>
• Silverton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <3>
• Sheridan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <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 Fairfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfield ...

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

Adding Fairfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Fairfield post office opened in 1852.

We also found Fairfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/