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Welcome to Fair Haven ...

Fair Haven is located in Rutland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fair Haven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1797.

A typical abbreviation for Fair Haven: Fair Hvn. (or less commonly used: Fair Havn.)

Fair Haven is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fair Haven: 802

The ZIP code for Fair Haven: 05743<3>

Communities Also Named Fair Haven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Fair Haven - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Fair Haven ...

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

  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Castleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
  • Brandon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Poultney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poultney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
    • Poultney is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Ticonderoga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Pittsford is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Whitehall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Whitehall is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
  • Granville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
  • Clarendon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
    • Clarendon is located in Rutland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 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 Fair Haven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fair Haven.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fair Haven ...

Looking for more information about Fair Haven? 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 Fair Haven, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fair Haven.

Adding Fair Haven to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fair Haven post office opened in 1797.

We also found Fair Haven in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fair Haven.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Rutland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fair Haven - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fair Haven). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fair Haven or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/