The simple story

 This from the 1904 Brookville paper, marking the centennial of the settlement of Fairfield. The article was written by T.L. Dickerson, so there's no chance it's wrong. The yellow section of the map circles on Hanna, Templeton and Logan lands. The others -- elsewhere.

Kelley found the water

 Snip from the Dec. 10, 1914, Brookville paper on Andrew Kelley, who had land west of town in the area marked in yellow on this 1925 map from the Indiana State Library.

Interior shot of the Fairfield Methodist Church

 Photo taken May 1958 for that year's 8th grade commencement. Bob Mode presenting diploma to Jim Hughes. Note the intricate design on the church seat on the left. Older wooden pew shown on the right.  Not many interior shots of Fairfield Methodist exist. (From the collection of the late Jim Hughes).

The "east" side

 Nothing particularly compelling about this photo, taken on Main Cross facing west from SR 101. Photo taken in the mid-1960s. It's a look, that's all. The hills in the background was something we took for granted.

Image from the 1800s

 Cathy Aylstock posted this on the Fairfield Facebook page in 2023.

Fairfield, circa 1910 - Buckley family at home in Fairfield Township, Franklin County.

Minnie (initials M. K. C.), the postcard sender, identifies her 91-year-old grandmother in the doorway of her great grandmother's homestead, built in 1829. Also mentioned are her mother and Uncle John.

Research of the 1910 Census uncovered the following match in Fairfield Township:

John T Buckley, age 47, head of household, single

Kathryne Buckley, 91, mother, widowed (born in Ohio about 1819)

Maria J Coleman, age ?, sister

Minnie K Coleman, age 21, niece, single

According to an 1882 map of Fairfield Township in Franklin County, the Buckley home was located in section 29 of that township. Naoli Catherine DeMoss, who outlived all but 3 of her 11 children, lived in this house for 77 years before moving to a new home in 1915. Her son John was known throughout Indiana for his ship or airplane in-a-bottle creations.

Source - The Indiana Album: Patrick Walter Collection