Fairlie, Texas

Fairlie, Texas
Unincorporated community
Fairlie Baptist Church in October 2015
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Coordinates: 33°18′48″N95°57′30″W / 33.31333°N 95.95833°W / 33.31333; -95.95833
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Hunt
Population  (2010)
• Total	80
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75428
Area codes	903, 430

Fairlie is an unincorporated agricultural community in northeastern Hunt County, Texas, United States. It is located on State Highway 11, approximately 11 miles from Greenville, between Commerce and Wolfe City.

History

Fairlie was named after Fairlee Webster, a resident of the town. Not much is known about Fairlee or why the town was named after him/her. ^[1] By 1892 Fairlie had enough residents to receive its first post office. By 1904, the population of Fairlie had reached 248. The post office shut down in the late 1980s and by the year 2000, Fairlie's population had dropped to 80.

Facts

There are 3 notable roads in Fairlie, TX. Both Hwy 50 and Hwy 11 cross through Fairlie and are intersected by FM 1563, which runs east and west through old downtown. As of 2010 there are no traffic signals in Fairlie. Now Fairlie is home to the Ball Seed Clover company, located in the old railroad office.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Fairlie, Texas, Hunt County". www.texasescapes.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

• Handbook of Texas Online – Fairlie, TX