Fairfax

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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.
• 'Allo 'Allo!, a British TV sitcom contains a character, Lt. Fairfax.
• Fairfax Assembly, a GM assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas

[edit] See also

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