Why visit La Fayette
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks and 2 parks and trails in and around town.
Highlights include Chambers County Courthouse Square Historic District and Ernest McCarty Oliver House.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 90°F; January lows average 30°F.
Weather in La Fayette
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About La Fayette
LaFayette ( lə-FAY-et, -FY-, LUF-ay-et) is a city in and the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States, 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus, Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 3,003.
From the Wikipedia article LaFayette, Alabama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Chambers County Courthouse Square Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
LaFayette, AL, listed on the NRHP in Alabama
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Ernest McCarty Oliver House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
House in LaFayette, Alabama
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Churches and places of worship5
LaFayette First United Methodist Church
Church · United Methodist
104 LaFayette Street North, LaFayette
Gas and EV charging1
History
Chambers County was formed in 1832. The newly elected county officials opted to locate the county seat as near as possible to the center of the county. Lots for the new town were auctioned in October 1833, with proceeds from the sale financing the construction of a courthouse and jail. The town was first called "Chambersville", but by the time of incorporation on January 7, 1835, the town name had been changed to "Lafayette", named after the Marquis de Lafayette; its spelling was changed to "LaFayette" due to the influence of newspaper editor Johnson J. Hooper, who created a fictional character called Captain Simon Suggs, a backwoods southerner who pronounced the town's name as "La Fait". The city's newspaper, The LaFayette Sun, was founded under the name The Alabama Standard in April 1841 and adopted its current name on August 3, 1881.
On October 2, 1898, John Anderson, a black man, was lynched in Lafayette. Scenes from the movie Mississippi Burning were filmed at the Chambers County Courthouse and in downtown LaFayette.
From the History section of LaFayette, Alabama on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Map of La Fayette
19 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 30°F | 5.7 in |
| Feb | 60°F | 34°F | 5.3 in |
| Mar | 68°F | 39°F | 5.7 in |
| Apr | 75°F | 46°F | 4.8 in |
| May | 82°F | 55°F | 4.4 in |
| Jun | 87°F | 64°F | 4.5 in |
| Jul | 90°F | 67°F | 4.8 in |
| Aug | 89°F | 66°F | 4.2 in |
| Sep | 84°F | 60°F | 3.5 in |
| Oct | 75°F | 49°F | 3.6 in |
| Nov | 65°F | 38°F | 4.3 in |
| Dec | 58°F | 33°F | 5.6 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Lafayette 2W (2 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Chambers County has had 16 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Hurricane)
- 2023-05-05: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
- 2023-01-15: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
- 2020-09-14: Hurricane Sally (Hurricane)
- 2020-05-21: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 miles away.
- Huguley 10 mi southeast, about 16 min by car
- Valley 14 mi southeast, about 23 min by car
- Opelika 17 mi south, about 27 min by car
- Auburn 21 mi south, about 34 min by car
- Dadeville 22 mi west, about 36 min by car
- LaGrange 23 mi northeast, about 37 min by car
- Alexander City 31 mi west, about 50 min by car
- Ashland 36 mi northwest, about 58 min by car
- Phenix City 38 mi southeast, about 1 h by car
- Columbus 41 mi southeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- LaFayette AL IMG 2982, Civilengtiger ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- 2021-03-15 LaFayette, AL - Ernest McCarty Oliver House, Saverivers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chambers County, AL Courthouse (NRHP), Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS018-E-33248 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-35647 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS018-E-33249 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS018-E-33250 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- LaFayette, AL Presbyterian Church (1836), Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- LaFayette, AL Post Office (36862), Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- LaFayette, AL City Hall and Police Dept, Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chambers County Museum (1908) (LaFayette, AL), Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0
- LaFayette, AL High School, Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0
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