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History · Fairfax Township

Fairfax Township dates to 1890, and 10% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Fairfax Township began

When was Fairfax Township founded?

1890

Fairfax Township dates its founding to 1890 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 57136 years
Founding year: Wikidata.
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Fairfax Township
HighlandSaint AnthonysTrinity Lutheran

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Pleasant Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStar Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Fairfax Township’s history

What year was Fairfax Township founded?

In 1890, according to Wikidata.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.