Fairfax

Fairfax

Fairfax is the name of some places in the United States of America:

Cities and towns:
*Fairfax, California
*Fairfax, Iowa
*Fairfax, Minnesota
*Fairfax, Missouri
*Fairfax, Ohio
*Fairfax, Oklahoma
*Fairfax, South Carolina
*Fairfax, South Dakota
*Fairfax, Vermont
*Fairfax, Virginia
*Fairfax Station, Virginia
*Fairfax, West Virginia

Other places:
*Fairfax County, Virginia, not to be confused with the city of Fairfax, Virginia
*Fairfax Avenue, a major throughfare in Los Angeles, California
*The Fairfax District in Los Angeles, centered on Fairfax Avenue
*The Fairfax Stone, a historical boundary marker in West Virginia

Fairfax may also refer to:
* Sir Fairfax Moresby
* Division of Fairfax, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland.
* Alan Fairfax, Australian cricketer
* Edward Fairfax, translator.
* Lord Fairfax of Cameron is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.
**Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English General in the First English Civil War.
**Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English General in the English Civil Wars.
**Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron was an English colonial landholder in the United States after whom many places are named.
*Sir William George Fairfax, a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy
* Hellespont Fairfax, the largest double-hulled supertanker
*Fairfax Media, an Australian-based media company focusing on newspapers.
*Fairfax Financial Holdings, a Canadian based financial services holding company.
*Gavin Fairfax, a character played by John D. Collins on the British sitcom series "'Allo 'Allo!".
*Fairfax Assembly, a GM assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas

ee also

*Fairfax High School
*Fairfax House (University of York UK)


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  • FAIRFAX (T.) — FAIRFAX THOMAS (1612 1671) Soldat et homme politique anglais. Fils du deuxième baron de Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax est né à Denton dans le Yorkshire. Il prend part à la première guerre d’Écosse. Le début de la guerre civile le trouve aux côtés du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fairfax [1] — Fairfax (spr. Färfäks), 1) Grafschaft im Staate Virginia (Nordamerika), 20 QM., an den Staat Maryland u. den District Columbia grenzend; Flüsse: Potomak River, Occoquan River; Boden hügelig, theilweis sandig, theilweis fruchtbar; Producte: Mais,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Fairfax —   [ feəfæks],    1) Robert, englischer Komponist, Fayrfax, Robert.    2) Thomas, 3. Baron (seit 1648) Fairfax of Cameron [ kæmərən], englischer General, * Denton (bei Bradford) 17. 1. 1612, ✝ Nun Appleton Hall (bei York) 12. 11. 1671; erfocht als …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Fairfax, CA — U.S. town in California Population (2000): 7319 Housing Units (2000): 3418 Land area (2000): 2.126881 sq. miles (5.508597 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.126881 sq. miles (5.508597 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fairfax, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 889 Housing Units (2000): 336 Land area (2000): 1.362126 sq. miles (3.527889 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.362126 sq. miles (3.527889 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fairfax, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 1295 Housing Units (2000): 589 Land area (2000): 1.286524 sq. miles (3.332082 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.286524 sq. miles (3.332082 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fairfax, MO — U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 645 Housing Units (2000): 342 Land area (2000): 0.479429 sq. miles (1.241716 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.479429 sq. miles (1.241716 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fairfax, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 1938 Housing Units (2000): 795 Land area (2000): 0.755868 sq. miles (1.957690 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.755868 sq. miles (1.957690 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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