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Welcome to North Fairfax ...

North Fairfax is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Fairfax, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for North Fairfax: N. Fairfax

North Fairfax is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Fairfax: 802

Communities near North Fairfax ...

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

  • Essex
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Essex is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • Plattsburgh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Colchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Colchester is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
  • Essex Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Essex Junction is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,793 people
  • Winooski
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Saint Albans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Swanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Saint Albans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Jericho
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 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 North Fairfax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Fairfax.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Fairfax ...

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

Adding North Fairfax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Fairfax 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 North Fairfax was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Fairfax post office opened in 1837. The North Fairfax post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Fairfax.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Fairfax - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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