Welcome to Fairland ...
Fairland is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Fairland is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fairland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fairland: 717 & 223<3>
Communities Also Named Fairland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Fairland - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairland.
Communities near Fairland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairland.
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ephrata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Millersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
- New Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Fairland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairland. 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 Fairland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairland. See our Newspapers Page for Fairland.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairland ...
Looking for more information about Fairland? 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 Fairland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairland.
Adding Fairland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fairland 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 Fairland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fairland post office opened in 1889.
We also found Fairland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairland.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Fairland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |