An American Family History

Fairfield is the oldest village in Bath Township and was first settled in the year 1799.

Jacob Wilson left Virginia in 1790 for Clark County, Kentucky and then in 1802, settled near the village of Fairfield.

The town was laid out in 1816. The village was laid out on the main road between Springfield and Dayton.

The earliest settlers were Joseph Tatman, who came from Kentucky, the Reads, Samuel and William Casad, the Halls, the Haddoxes, and the Coxes.

The first school house was built in 1829.

The first dry-goods and grocery store was opened by Daniel Shoup in 1832.

In 1950 the villages of Fairfield and Osborn merged and became Fairborn.