Fairfield, Covington County, Alabama
Appearance
Fairfield, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 86°38′44″W / 31.25194°N 86.64556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Covington |
Elevation | 190 ft (60 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 118112[1] |
Fairfield is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.
History
[edit]The community was likely named as a geographic descriptor.[2] A post office operated under the name Fairfield from 1872 to 1903.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fairfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.