Welcome to Fairfield ...

Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

Fairfield is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Fairfield lies within the (540) area code.

The ZIP code for Fairfield: 24435<3>

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

While we believe that this Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Fairfield. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clarke, Essex and Salem City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 91 communities that are also named Fairfield - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), British Columbia (2), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (2), Utah (2), Vermont, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fairfield ...

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

• Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Buena Vista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Glasgow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Craigsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Goshen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Steeles Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeles Tavern
  • Steeles Tavern is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeles Tavern <4>
• Riverside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
• Spottswood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
• Alto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Amherst County
• Newport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Augusta County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfield ...

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

Adding Fairfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfield 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 Fairfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fairfield post office opened in 1800.

We also found Fairfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/