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Welcome to Fayette Springs ...

Fayette Springs is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayette Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

A typical abbreviation for Fayette Springs: Fayette Spgs. (or less commonly used: Fayette Spngs. or Fayette Sprngs.)

Fayette Springs is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Fayette Springs ...

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

  • Uniontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Connellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Scottdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Masontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Brownsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • South Connellsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
    • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <3>
  • Perryopolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Point Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
    • Point Marion is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <3>
  • Dunbar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • West Brownsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
    • West Brownsville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fayette Springs ...

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

Adding Fayette Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fayette Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fayette Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fayette Springs post office opened in 1834.

We also found Fayette Springs in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayette Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fayette Springs - 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/