Editing Fairfield County, Ohio (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|509|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|504|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.2|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223453/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 7, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref>

Fairfield County sits just on the edge of Ohio's [[Appalachia]]n region. While the once-glaciated northern portion of the county is fairly flat, as one travels south along [[U.S. Route 33|U.S. 33]] one can easily recognize the foothills of a mountainous region beginning around the village of [[Carroll, Ohio|Carroll]]. Although not officially part of the state or federal [[Appalachian Regional Commission|definition of Appalachia]], certain areas of Fairfield County—particularly those south of [[U.S. Route 22|U.S. 22]]—bear a distinctly Appalachian feel in both physical geography and demographics.

The scenic [[Hocking Hills]] region lies immediately to the south, mostly in neighboring [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking]] County. A large portion of [[Buckeye Lake (Ohio)|Buckeye Lake]] is located in northeastern Fairfield County.

[[Mudhouse Mansion]], an allegedly [[haunted house]], was located in the county.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]] (north)
* [[Perry County, Ohio|Perry County]] (east)
* [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking County]] (south)
* [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway County]] (southwest)
* [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin County]] (northwest)

===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=OH|I|70}}
* {{Jct|state=OH|US|22}}
* {{Jct|state=OH|US|33}}