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Fairfield (community), Wisconsin

Coordinates: 42°37′59″N 88°46′35″W / 42.63306°N 88.77639°W / 42.63306; -88.77639
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Fairfield, Wisconsin
Fairfield, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Fairfield, Wisconsin
Fairfield, Wisconsin
Fairfield, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Fairfield, Wisconsin
Fairfield, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°37′59″N 88°46′35″W / 42.63306°N 88.77639°W / 42.63306; -88.77639
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWalworth
Elevation
279 m (915 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code262
GNIS feature ID1564806[1]

Fairfield is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Bradford in Rock County and Darien in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

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The earliest reference to Fairfield is a description from John W. Hunt's 1853 Wisconsin Gazetteer: "FAIRFIELD, P. O., (Maxson's Mtill), in town of Bradford, county of Rock, on section 13, town 2 N., of range 15 E. It is 11 miles southeast from county seat, and 50 miles east of south from Madison. Population 100, 12 dwellings, 2 stores, 1 grist mill, and Presbyterian and Baptist denominations. It is on Turtle Creek, 16 miles from Beloit, and on the county line between Rock and Walworth, 9 miles from the state line. The first settler was Joseph Maxson."

Fairfield also has a cemetery, Fairfield/Pioneer Cemetery, located on east side of County Highway C, Sec 1. It is an active cemetery with 72 burials.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Fairfield, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Cemeteries

Sources

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  • Source: U.S. Geographic Names Information Server
  • Source: Hunt, John W. Wisconsin Gazetteer (Madison, 1853)