Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Fairfield, Ohio

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Fairfield City. It lies in ZIP code area 45014. The Survey maps it on the Greenhills quadrangle. 44,907 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 607 feet above sea level.

Fairfield within Butler County

Population over time

2 figures

Fairfield grew from 42,510 to 44,907 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	42,510
2020	44,907	+2,397 (+6%)

Then and now

1915 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Fairfield, surveyed 1986

Topographic sheet of Fairfield, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

In the county-history sources

17,301 words on this township

The Mound Builders : Being an Account of a Remarkable People That Once Inhabited the Valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi, Together with an Investigation Into the Archæology of Butler County, O., published 1879 names this settlement in its chapter on Fairfield Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Fig. 49. - Ancient Fortification. fact, many of the farms are in a dilapidated condition. About Symmes Corner there is a very fine farming district, and yet many of the farms show a want of enterprise on the part of the owners.

Passage source: The Mound Builders : Being an Account of a Remarkable People That Once Inhabited the Valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi, Together with an Investigation Into the Archæology of Butler County, O., published 1879.

Southeast of this work and nine hundred feet distant is a hill fifty feet still higher, although its area on top is small. Upon this hill have been observed traces of ancient occupation. As it is the highest point in the neighborhood, it would be plausible to infer that it was used for a watch tower.

There are but few mounds in the township, most of them having already been mentioned. On a promontory belonging to Thomas VanCleaf, in section twenty-one, overlooking the valley beyond, is a circular depression, out of which limestone has been taken. There is a tradition that a stone mound once stood on this spot. A few of the stone still remain. On the farm of R. Kennedy, same section, is a small earth-mound. On the land of John Pottenger, section three, are two small mounds which have been plowed over. On the north-

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Fairfield Township - it names this place 33 more 33 times.

Photographs

6 photographs, 2016

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

This is neither a zoo nor a water park, but it's Jungle Jim's International Market in the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield, Ohio
Highsmith, Carol M, 2016. Library of Congress

A full-sized model Amish horse and buggy above supermarket food shelves in the Jungle Jim's International Market in the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield, Ohio
Highsmith, Carol M, 2016. Library of Congress

Model (not functioning) Porta Potties, or movable toilets, designate the entrance to the real restrooms at Jungle Jim's International Market in the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield, Ohio
Highsmith, Carol M, 2016. Library of Congress

Even the grocery aisles have personality at Jungle Jim's International Market in the Cincinnati suburb of Fairfield, Ohio
Highsmith, Carol M, 2016. Library of Congress

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 449 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 449 specimens collected within 10 miles of Fairfield between 1835 and 1975: 392 Animalia, 43 Plantae, 11 Fungi, 2 Protozoa, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. R. Gaufin, A.R. Gaufin, H.H. Ross, Arden R. Gaufin and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Leptostromataceae	1883	Prof. W. A. Kellerman
Phyllosticta Pers., 1818	1883	W. A. Kellerman	Lancaster.
Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey	1835	Collector unknown	In ditione "Miami" civitatis Ohio.
Carex convoluta Mack.	1835	Collector unspecified	"Miami"
Carex gracillima Schwein.	1835	B. Frank	In ditione "Miami" civitatis Ohio.
Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819)	1879	W. Douglass	Jones Station
Coluber constrictor Linnaeus, 1758	1879	not recorded	Hughes
Diadophis punctatus arnyi Kennicott, 1859	1879	not recorded	Hughes
Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789)	1879	not recorded	Hughes
Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758)	1879	Porter collection, J.B.	LOCNM: Jones
Spiza americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)	1879	Porter, J.B.
Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1839)	1879	not recorded	Hughes

All 449 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Fairfield: 6 past producers, 6 producers, 2 plants, 2 unknowns. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Armco Inc/ Hamilton, Ohio	Iron	Unknown
American Materials/ Hamilton, Ohio	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Fairfield Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Fairfield Plant No. 10 & Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Plant
Fairfield Plant Number 10 and Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Hilltop Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Indian Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Indian Creek Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Ross Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Ross Plant Number 15 and Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Butler County

Storms near this place

25 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairfield in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$70,000	Numerous trees were uprooted, several chimneys were damaged, several buildings had siding torn and shingles blown off, a carport collapsed, a power pole was snapped, and twenty cars at a car dealership sustained minor damage due to thunderstorm winds. In addition, the roofs of two businesses were damaged due to the winds.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$50,000	Trees downed, some on structures and power lines.
May 1996	Lightning	Fairfield	$50,000	no account filed
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$10,000	A tree fell onto a house along Dee Alva Drive. Several other trees were downed in the same subdivision.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$6,000	Two large oak trees were knocked down on a house, causing extensive damage. Four vehicles were also damaged. The location was reported as being in Hamilton at the corner of Beech and Pleasant avenues.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$5,000	Several trees were downed.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$5,000	Trees were knocked down in town. Large limbs were downed near Hamilton.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$4,000	Several trees were downed near Symmes Road.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$3,000	Windows were blown out of a building.
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$3,000	Several trees were knocked down throughout town.
June 2025	Flood	Fairfield	$2,000	A vehicle was stuck in high water on Sherry Lane.
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$2,000	no account filed
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$1,000	A tree was downed near Mississippi and Wabash Drives.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$1,000	A tree fell onto the roadway near the intersection of Hine Road ad State Route 128.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$1,000	Large tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
November 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Fairfield	$1,000	Two trees were blown down.
June 2025	Flood	Fairfield	-	High water was reported on Hamilton Cleves Road east of Hine Road.
August 2015	Hail	Fairfield	-	Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of River Road and Nilles Road.
September 2011	Heavy Rain	Fairfield	-	High water due to heavy rain was reported on roadways.
April 2012	Hail	Fairfield	-	no account filed
July 2012	Hail	Fairfield	-	no account filed
July 2012	Hail	Fairfield	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Fairfield	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Fairfield	-	no account filed
April 1995	Hail	Fairfield	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Butler County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Symmes Corner	0.7 miles	16
Furmandale	1.2 miles	16
Schenck	1.3 miles	16
Brandy Wine	1.3 miles	16
Griesmer Addition	1.4 miles	16
Dixiedale	1.5 miles	16
Ixworth (historical)	1.7 miles	16
Lindenwald	1.8 miles	16

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Fairfield	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1002506	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048720. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.