Do you know of Fair Haven ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fair Haven. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Fair Haven.<1>

Our sources for Fair Haven (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Fair Haven other than they indicate that Fair Haven would be found somewhere in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Communities Also Named Fair Haven ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Fair Haven.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Fair Haven is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
  - New Haven County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Fair Haven [New Haven County].
- Illinois
  - Carroll County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Fair Haven [Carroll County].
- Kansas
  - Norton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fair Haven [Norton County].
- Michigan
  - Saint Clair County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fair Haven [Saint Clair County].
- Missouri
  - Vernon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Fair Haven [Vernon County].
- New Jersey
  - Monmouth County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Fair Haven [Monmouth County].
- New York
  - Cayuga County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Fair Haven [Cayuga County].
  - Cortland County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Fair Haven [Cortland County].
  - Orleans County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Fair Haven [Orleans County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
  - Please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Fair Haven.
- North Carolina
  - Moore County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Fair Haven [Moore County].
- Vermont
  - Rutland County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Fair Haven [Rutland County].
- Virginia
  - Fairfax County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Fair Haven [Fairfax County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fair Haven ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fair Haven:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Fair Haven - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Fair Haven.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/24624 (Place Name: Fair Haven)

County: Allegheny (FIPS State/County: 42/003)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Fair Haven) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in Allegheny County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Allegheny County.

Agnew	Laughlin Junction
Antrim	Laughlin
Arlington Park	Laurel
Arsenal	Lebanon Church
	Lewis Run Junction
Bayne	Lewis
Beamville	Linden
Becks Run	Local
Beers	Locust Ridge
Belle View	Logans Ferry
Belmor	Lostock
Ben Venue	Lucas
Bennett	Lyman
Bessemer Terrace	Lynch
Best
Beulah	Mansfield Valley
Birmingham	Mansfield
Bissell	Marion
Blair Station	Mayview
Boggs	McCanless
Boquet	McKnight Village
Bouquet	McLaughlins
Boyce's Station	McMinn
Boyd	Milesville
Breezewood	Miller's Grove
Brilliant	Mills
Brinton	Monongahela Junction
Briquette	Montour
Brodhead	Montrose
Brookfield	Moorhead
Brookside Farms	Moss Side
Brown's	Mount Troy
Brownsdale
Brunots Island	Negley
Buchanan	Neville Island
Burdine	Neville
Butler's Junction	Nimick
	North Buena Vista
Camden Hill	North Mansfield
Camp Hill	North Star
Campton	Norwood
Carnot - Moon
Carson	O'Neil
Caughey's	Oak Station
Cedarhurst	Oakdale Station
Central Park	Obeyville
Central Wharf	Observatory
Central	Oliver
Charterwood	Ormsby
Chartiers Terrace	Orrville
Chase	Outer Depot
Christy Park
Clairton Junction	Painter's Run
Claremont	Palmersville
Cliff Mine	Patterson
Clugston	Penn Rose
Cochran	Perrymont
Coleman	Peters Creek
Colfax	Peterson
Copeland	Pine Creek
Coulters	Pittsburgh West End
Coultersville	Plum Creek
Courtneyville	Pollock
Cranston	Porter's
Cuddy	Powers Run
	Prager
Dallas	Presidential Heights
Davis Island	Presston
DeHaven
Demmler	Quaker Valley
Denny
Dravo	Rand
Duffs Junction	Rankin Station
Duffs	Redman Mills
Duncan	Redman
Duquesne Wharf	Reflectorville
	Reilly
East Mansfield	Reissing
Eberhardt	Remington
Edgewater	Reynoldton
Edgewood Park	Risher Mine Siding
Edgewoodville	Risher
Ellrod	Robbins
Enslow	Robella
Epton	Rock Run
Ermine	Rose Crest
Ewalt	Rosedale Heights
Ewing's Mills	Rosevale
	Ross
Fairhaven Heights	Rosslyn
Fawn	Roup's
Fayette
Ferguson	Saint Elmo
Fetterman	Saltsburgh
Fleming Park	Sample Heights
Foleys Siding	Saw Mill Run
Fort Pitt	Schlelines Mill
Fort Pittsburgh	Scotia
Frank	Scully Springs
Frantz	Semples
	Sewickleyville
Gamble's	Shalercrest
Glanford	Sharps Hill
Glenview	Sheridan
Glenwood Junction	Sheridanville
Green Springs	Shirland
Green Valley	Shousetown
Greggs	South Buena Vista
Grove	South Carnegie
Guyasuta	South Duquesne
	South Pittsburg
Haffey	South Shoustown
Hall	South Side
Harmar	Stilleys Siding
Harper Village	Stoop's
Hastings	Stowe
Hawkins	Stringtown
Hazel	Sturgeon - Noblestown
Hazeltine	Sumner
Heritage Hills	Superior
Herr	Sylvan
Herriottsville
Herron	Temperanceville
Herrs Island	Thompson
Highland Meadows	Thorn Run
Hoboken	Thornhill
Houston	Torrens
Howard	Treehaven
Howell Park	Trestle
Hulton Ferry	Trotwood
Hulton	Tyre

Idlewild	Union Trust
Imperial - Enlow	Unity Station
Indian Pines
Irvin	Vancefort
Ivanhoe	Vankirk
	Verner
Jacks Run Dock	Viennese Woods
Jack's Run
Jeffreystown	Wabash
Johnstown	Walton
Joint	Walurba
Jones' Station	Watson
	Watsontown
Kelley	West Bellevue
Kennedy	West Belt Junction
Kenney	West Chartiers
Kenny	West Etna
Kerr	West Hoffman
Kilbuck	West Manchester
Knightsbridge	Westinghouse
	Westwood Hills
Lafferty Hill	White Ash
Lancelot	Wilkins
Lang	Williamsburg
Large	Willow Grove
Lashell	Wolftown

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Fair Haven could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.