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Welcome to Fife ...

Fife is located in Goochland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fife, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fife is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fife: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Fife ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fife - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Fife ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fife ...

Looking for more information about Fife? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fife, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fife.

Adding Fife to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fife 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 (so far) for Fife was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fife.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fife - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Fife area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Fife 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.