From Atlas of Madison County by J.A. Caldwell, Condit, Ohio (1875)
This township is located in the east part of the county, and bounded on the east by Franklin and Pickaway counties, on the south by Pleasant, west by Oak Run and Union, and north by Jefferson Townships, and like the rest of the townships, it has excellent lands for the growing of corn, oats, wheat, hay and grass. The principal occupation of the farmers is raising and feeding cattle, hogs and sheep. There are two villages, California in the southern, and Lilly Chapel station in the northern part of the township on the Springfield and Columbus Railway, which was completed in 1872, the former of which was laid out 1849 by Thomas Chapel, the latter since the completion of the railroad. Some of the early settlers of this township were Messrs. Wm. Benjamin, who was in the war of 1812, D.C. Freeman, Wm. D. Pringle, Robert Thomas, Edward and William Fitzgerald, John Davidson, Sen., John Carth, J.C. Strain who acted as justice of the peace for twenty-four years, his successor, J.H. Gardner, Esq. has been in office fifteen years, Moses Bales, E.W. Ogilvie, who was born in this township, those are all living January, 1875, Elijah Thomas, Robert Thomas, Charles Henderson, Joseph Jackson, Wm. Ogilvie, Daniel Thompson, Joel Painter, Jackson Phebis, E. Thomas and Thomas Denison were some of the pioneers.
From History of Madison County, W. H. Beers & Co, Chicago, 1883
This township occupies a position in the eastern tier of townships of Madison County, bordering on Franklin County, and is the second township from the south line of the county, and is bounded as follows: On the north by Jefferson Township, on the east by Franklin County, on the south by Pleasant and Oak Run Townships, and on the west by Oak Run and Union Townships. It was erected much later than most of the others in the county. By the records we find the following recorded June 2, 1835: "At a meeting of the Commissioners of Madison County, present Burton Blizzard, Thomas Jones and Jacob Garrard, on petition being presented, ordered, that the following bounds compose a new township to be known and designated by the name of Fairfield. Beginning at the northeast corner of R. Means' Survey, No. 5,046; thence to the northeast corner of John Beck's Survey, Nos. 11,096 and 12,141; thence to the line between Madison and Franklin Counties (passing ten poles south of Thomas Durfiinger's house), thence with said line south so far that, a west line will just leave Hiram Tipton's in Pleasant Township: thence west to Deer Creek; thence up the creek to the county road from Robinson's Mill to Jefferson, thence with the west boundary of said road to the easterly line of D. Bradford's Survey, No. 3,973, thence with said line to the place of beginning."
On the records, bearing date December 7. 1841, we find the following change of line between Fairfield and Union Townships, viz.: "At a meeting of the Commissioners of Madison County, a petition was presented praying for an alteration in the line between Fairfield and Union Townships: wherefore, it is ordered that said line be established as follows: Beginning where the lower line of John Evans' Survey, No. 4,124, crosses Deer Creek, thence with said Evans' line to his southeast corner (so as to include Thomas Chenoweth), thence with the east line of David Bradley's Survey, No. 3,973, to the Jefferson road."
From the lack of any records of Fairfield Township, we are unable to give any information regarding her early elections, or any record of her first officials, as there is not even a "tally-sheet" preserved prior to 1879.
From History of Madison County, Ohio, Chester E. Bryan, Supervising Editor, B.F. Bowen & Co., Indianapolis (1915)
The boundaries of Fairfield township are as follows: Bounded on the east by Franklin county; on the south by Pleasant and Oak Run townships; on the west by Oak Run and Union townships and on the north by Jefferson township. This township occupies a position in the eastern tier of townships of Madison county which border on Franklin and Pickaway counties, and is the second from the south line of the county. It was erected at a much later date than most of the townships of Madison county. In the commissioners' records is found the following record. dated June 2, 1835: "At a meeting of the commissioners of Madison county, present Burton Blizzard, Thomas Jones and Jacob Garrard, on petition being presented, ordered, that the following bounds compose a new township to be known and designated by the name of Fairfield: Beginning at the northeast corner of R. Means' survey, No. 5,046; thence to the northeast corner of John Beck's survey, Nos. 11,096 and 12,141; thence to the line between Madison and Franklin counties (passing ten poles south of Thomas Durflinger's house); thence with said line south so far that a west line will just leave Hiram Tipton's in Pleasant township; thence west to Deer creek; thence up the creek to the county road from Robinson's Mill to Jefferson; thence with the west boundary of said road to the easterly line of D. Bradford's survey, No. 3,973, thence with said line to the place of beginning."
On the commissioners records bearing the following date, December 7, 1841, is found the following change of line between Fairfield and Union townships, viz; "At a meeting of the county commissioners of Madison county, a petition was presented praying for an alteration in the line between Fairfield and Union townships; wherefore, it is ordered that said line be established as follows: Beginning where the lower line of John Evans' survey, No. 4,124, crosses Deer creek, thence with said Evans' line to his southeast corner (so as to include Thomas Chenoweth), thence with the east line of David Bradley's survey, No. 3,973, to the Jefferson road."