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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fairfield (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fairfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Fairfield ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

The town of Fairfield was originally named Frogtown

A past name for Fairfield: Dobietown.

Another variation: Frog Town.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for Fairfield ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Fairfield was established in 1855.
  • It was incorporated in 2004.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Fairfield is located in Utah County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.

Below are the counties that are near Fairfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairfield:

  • Utah County     (The home county of Fairfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Camp Floyd ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedar Fort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manning
      • From Fairfield to Manning
    • Eagle Mountain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Mountain <3>
    • Saratoga Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mosida ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mosida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosida
      • Mosida is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mosida
      • From Fairfield to Mosida
    • Pelican Point ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lehi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <3>
    • American Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneva ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geneva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Geneva
      • From Fairfield to Geneva
    • Vineyard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
      • Vineyard is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
    • Bunker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
  • Juab County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Eureka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Knightville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Boulter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boulter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter
      • Boulter is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boulter
      • From Fairfield to Boulter
    • Ironton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironton
      • From Fairfield to Ironton
    • Mammoth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Silver City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Diamond ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diamond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Diamond is located in Juab County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Diamond
      • From Fairfield to Diamond
    • Rocky Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tintic ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tintic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintic
      • Tintic is located in Juab County
      • Tintic has also been known as:
      • Ely Mills
      • McIntyre
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tintic
      • From Fairfield to Tintic
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Herriman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bluffdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Herriman ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Highland Boy ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lark ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
      • Lark is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lark
      • From Fairfield to Lark
    • Riverton Majestic Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Majestic Village
      • Riverton Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riverton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bingham ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
      • Bingham has also been known as:
      • Bingham Canyon
      • Bingham Herd House
      • Binghams Gulch
      • Jinxtown
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bingham
      • From Fairfield to Bingham
    • Copperfield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copperfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
      • Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
      • Former name for Copperfield:
      • Upper Bingham
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copperfield
      • From Fairfield to Copperfield
    • Copperton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lane Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
      • Lane Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Featherwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
      • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Draper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunshine
      • From Fairfield to Sunshine
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
      • West Dip is located in Tooele County
      • West Dip has also been known as:
      • West Mercur
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Dip
      • From Fairfield to West Dip
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Cigale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Cigale
      • From Fairfield to La Cigale
    • Ophir
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gisborn
      • From Fairfield to Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacob City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
      • Jacob City is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jacob City
      • From Fairfield to Jacob City
    • Scranton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scranton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scranton
      • From Fairfield to Scranton
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Faust ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faust. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust
      • Faust is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Faust
      • From Fairfield to Faust
    • Slagtown ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slagtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagtown
      • Slagtown is located in Tooele County
      • Former name for Slagtown:
      • Martinville
      • Slagtown has also been known as:
      • Rush Lake
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slagtown
      • From Fairfield to Slagtown

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairfield, see our County-by-County Page for Fairfield.

Cemeteries Near Fairfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfield.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairfield had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairfield had a population of 151 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfield, with the one closest to Fairfield listed first.

  • Cedar Fort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mercur ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ophir
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lehi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <3>
  • Ajax ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • American Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Herriman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jordan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Stockton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Bingham ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Salt Lake County
    • Bingham has also been known as:
    • Bingham Canyon
    • Bingham Herd House
    • Binghams Gulch
    • Jinxtown
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bingham
    • From Fairfield to Bingham
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rush Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Valley
      • Rush Valley is located in Tooele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Valley <3>
    • Saint John
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Tooele County
    • Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfield.

Newspapers Published in Fairfield ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fairfield:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2605, Longitude: -112.0911    
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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