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Welcome to Fairchild ...

Fairchild is located in Spokane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairchild, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1951.

Fairchild is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fairchild is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fairchild lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fairchild: 509

Communities Also Named Fairchild ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fairchild - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fairchild ...

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

  • Spokane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cheney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Airway Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Medical Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Millwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Spokane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
  • Reardan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Spangle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeland Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
    • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
  • Silver Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Four Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairchild ...

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

Adding Fairchild to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairchild 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 Fairchild was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fairchild post office opened in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairchild.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Spokane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairchild - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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