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Welcome to Fairbanks Crossing ...

Fairbanks Crossing is located in Uintah County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fairbanks Crossing: Fairbanks Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fairbanks Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Fairbanks Crossing.

Fairbanks Crossing is 5,620 feet [1,713 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fairbanks Crossing is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fairbanks Crossing lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fairbanks Crossing: 435

Communities near Fairbanks Crossing ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Fairbanks Crossing.

  • Fort Robidoux ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Robidoux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Robidoux
    • Fort Robidoux is located in Uintah County
    • Fort Robidoux has also been known as:
    • Antoine Robidoux's Fort
    • Fort Kit Carson
    • William Reed's Post
  • Ouray
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
    • Ouray is located in Uintah County
  • Rainbow ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rainbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in Uintah County

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Uintah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairbanks Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.