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Welcome to Fairbrook ...

Fairbrook is located in Centre County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Fairbrook is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fairbrook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fairbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fairbrook - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Fairbrook ...

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

  • State College
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntingdon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bellefonte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tyrone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Tyrone is located in Blair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <3>
  • Philipsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
    • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <3>
  • Centre Hall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Milesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osceola Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
    • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Port Matilda
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairbrook ...

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

Adding Fairbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fairbrook post office opened in 1887.

We also found Fairbrook in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairbrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairbrook - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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