Welcome to Fairfield ...

Fairfield is primarily located in Rock County<1>. A portion of Fairfield extends into Walworth County.

The location of Fairfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Fairfield is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fairfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Virginia (4), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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.

• Janesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
• Beloit
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beloit is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
• Whitewater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
• Roscoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
• Elkhorn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Harvard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <4>
• Delavan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• Lake Geneva
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
• South Beloit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <4>
• Rockton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <4>

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/