About Fairchilds, Texas

Fairchilds is a village in southeastern Fort Bend County, centered near FM 361 and Needville-Fairchilds Road. Named for settler Philo Fairchilds, the community was established in 1890 and counted 864 residents in the 2020 census.

  • Early NamesakePhilo Fairchilds built a home around 1840, about one mile south of the community's present site.
  • Settlement BeginsCharles Blohm, August Bede, and Theo Aderholz founded the settlement in 1890, drawing German settlers from elsewhere in Texas.
  • Mennonite ColonyIn 1896, about fifty Mennonite families formed a Big Creek colony with roads, stores, and separate schools for Black and White students.
  • Hard YearsMosquitoes and malaria prompted departures, while the 1900 Galveston hurricane destroyed many homes and left only two or three Mennonite families.
  • Brief Post OfficeA post office served Fairchilds from 1912 until its closure in 1918.

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Names on the Fairchilds map

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Streets and roads30

  • Psencik Road
  • Janda Road
  • Needville Fairchilds Road
  • FM 361
  • Shiloh Ranch Road
  • Chmelik Road
  • Cotton Drive
  • Galler Road
  • Vojt Road
  • Fairchild Boulevard
  • Ironwood Lane
  • Fairchild Road
  • Caroline Drive
  • Kneitz Road
  • Hein Road
  • FM 2977
  • Louis Road
  • Peterson Road
  • Beyer Road
  • Megan Drive
  • Vacek Road
  • Minonite Road
  • Cotton Crossing
  • Phyllis Drive
  • Boothline Road
  • Kimisu Lane
  • Pisklak Road
  • Treyfair Lane
  • Emma Road
  • Topaz Lane

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The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

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    The shape of the land

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    The details of home

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  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

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Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

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