Fairfield is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Bradford in Rock County and Darien in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
Fairfield, Wisconsin | |
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  Fairfield, Wisconsin  Fairfield, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′59″N 88°46′35″W / 42.63306°N 88.77639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Walworth |
| Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 262 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1564806[1] |
History
editThe 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
editSources
edit- Source: U.S. Geographic Names Information Server
- Source: Hunt, John W. Wisconsin Gazetteer (Madison, 1853)
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