Fairfield, Covington County, Alabama
Fairfield, Alabama | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Fairfield, Alabama Fairfield, Alabama | |
Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 86°38′44″W / 31.25194°N 86.64556°WCoordinates: 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 | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 118112[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]
References
- ↑ "Fairfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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