Fairfield, Covington County, Alabama

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Fairfield, Alabama
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Fairfield, Alabama
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Fairfield, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°15′07″N86°38′44″W / 31.25194°N 86.64556°W / 31.25194; -86.64556 Coordinates: 31°15′07″N86°38′44″W / 31.25194°N 86.64556°W / 31.25194; -86.64556
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(s) 334
GNIS feature ID118112 [1]

Fairfield is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community was likely named as a geographic descriptor. [2] A post office operated under the name Fairfield from 1872 to 1903. [3]

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References

  1. "Fairfield". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 55. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.