Fairfield, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Vincennes (IN). It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the northeast of Fairfield and has a population of 18,701 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Mount Vernon. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the west of Fairfield and has a population of 16,269 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carmi	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Centralia	W	41 mi [66 km]	13,569	4.01% decrease
	Eldorado	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	4,392	3.13% decrease
	Flora	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	4,772	6.17% decrease
	Harrisburg	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Johnston City	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	3,477	2.25% decrease
	Lawrenceville	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	4,382	7.65% decrease
	Mount Carmel	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	7,404	7.24% decrease
	Newton	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	2,942	4.14% decrease
	Olney	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	8,407	2.6% decrease
	Salem	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	7,446	5.85% decrease
	West Frankfort	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	8,190	---
	Mount Vernon (IN)	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease
	Princeton (IN)	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	8,447	3.33% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albion	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,814	6.16% decrease
	Belle Prairie City	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	58	3.33% decrease
	Burnt Prairie	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	55	5.17% decrease
	Cisne	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	649	3.57% decrease
	Enfield	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	601	3.84% decrease
	Golden Gate	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	96	4% decrease
	Jeffersonville	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	353	3.55% decrease
	Johnsonville	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	66	4.35% decrease
	Keenes	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	95	4.04% decrease
	Marion	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Mill Shoals	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	225	4.26% decrease
	Mount Erie	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	101	3.81% decrease
	Sims	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	262	4.03% decrease
	Springerton	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	128	4.48% decrease
	Wayne City	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,059	2.75% decrease

Wayne County

Fairfield is located in Wayne County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne: Clay, Edwards, Hamilton, Jefferson, Marion, Richland and White.

While not sharing a border with Wayne, the following counties are close to Fairfield: Wabash, Posey (IN) and Franklin.

Below are counties that are near Fairfield (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Fairfield:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Fairfield
	Clay County	N	Camp Travis	19 miles [30 km]
	Edwards County	E	Ellery	12 miles [19 km]
	Effingham County	N	Hill	38 miles [61 km]
	Fayette County	NW	Farina	38 miles [61 km]
	Franklin County	SW	Diana	28 miles [45 km]
	Gallatin County	S	Omaha	33 miles [53 km]
	Hamilton County	SW	Aden	10 miles [16 km]
	Jasper County	N	Shamrock	36 miles [57 km]
	Jefferson County	W	Markham City	19 miles [30 km]
	Lawrence County	NE	Helena	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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