Fairfield, Covington County, Alabama

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Fairfield, Alabama
Fairfield, Alabama is located in Alabama
Fairfield, Alabama
Fairfield, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 86°38′44″W / 31.25194°N 86.64556°W / 31.25194; -86.64556Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 86°38′44″W / 31.25194°N 86.64556°W / 31.25194; -86.64556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCovington
Elevation
190 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-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]

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.


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