Fithian is a village in Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.

He was a friend and supporter of Abraham Lincoln, who was reputed to have stayed at the farm often in the mid-19th century, as he traveled on his circuit prior to his presidency.

The town of Fithian was a center for trading livestock and grain; it thrived when the Illinois Traction System (an interurban railroad) went through in 1903, and declined along with the ITS, especially during the Great Depression.

[5] According to the 2010 census, Fithian has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the village was 99.41% White, 0.20% African American and 0.40% from two or more races.