Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fairdale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fairdale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Fairdale ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Another variation: Fair Dale.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fairdale is located in Raleigh County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Raleigh County: Boone, Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer, Summers & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Fairdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairdale:
- Raleigh County (The home county of Fairdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Zada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Tolleys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Lester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <2>
- Arnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Arnett is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <2>
- Glen White
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Sweeneyburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeneyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Slab Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
- Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
- Crab Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
- Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
- Old Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Village
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
- Sophia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Raleigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <2>
- Stotesbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Lindytown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindytown
- Lindytown is located in Boone County
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Boone County
- Rocklick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Janie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
- Janie is located in Boone County
- Former name for Janie:
- Mordue
- Whitesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Former names for Whitesville:
- Jarrods Valley
- Pritchard City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <2>
- Bald Knob
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Barrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Barrett is located in Boone County
- Elk Run Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Junction
- Elk Run Junction is located in Boone County
- Twilight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Twilight is located in Boone County
- Bandytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Pondco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Sylvester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Sylvester is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Pax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Roseville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Kilsyth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <2>
- Redstar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Harvey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Whipple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Prince
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince
- Prince is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince <2>
- Quinnimont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
- Concho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Acme
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Eskdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Handley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Ronda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Kanawha County
- Dry Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollygrove
- Hollygrove is located in Kanawha County
- Hollygrove has also been known as:
- Hollygrove Station
- Hudnall
- Cabin Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <2>
- Pratt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- East Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Accoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accoville
- Accoville is located in Logan County
- Mineral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Logan County
- Mallory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Wylo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylo
- Wylo is located in Logan County
- Man
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
- Man is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <2>
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Keystone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <2>
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Kimball is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <2>
- Northfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
- Northfork is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <2>
- Big Four
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Four
- Big Four is located in McDowell County
- Davy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Elkhorn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Welch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Welch is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <2>
- Big Sandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Thorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County
- Roderfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Gary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Matoaka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Weyanoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County
- Lashmeet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Flipping
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Montcalm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mingo County
- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Mingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Gilbert
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Jumping Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
- Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
- Nimitz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimitz
- Nimitz is located in Summers County
- Sandstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Sandstone is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <2>
- Hinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hinton is located in Summers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
- Bellepoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Pipestem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestem
- Pipestem is located in Summers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestem <2>
- True
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Kopperston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperston
- Kopperston is located in Wyoming County
- Mullens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
- Mullens is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <2>
- Keyrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Rock View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Oceana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
- Oceana is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceana <2>
- Turkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Bud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bud is located in Wyoming County
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Wyoming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <2>
- Mullensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County
- Wyoming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County
- Clear Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Baileysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairdale, see our County-by-County Page for Fairdale.
Newspapers Published in Fairdale ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairdale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fairdale:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Raleigh County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Logan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McDowell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mingo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summers County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyoming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Raleigh County
Cemeteries Near Fairdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairdale.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis - Bailey Homestead Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covey Cemetery
- Trump Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trump Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snuffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snuffer Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Trump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trump Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trump Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Trail Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trail Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Tulliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tulliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tulliver Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
- Tulliver Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Fairdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairdale, with the one closest to Fairdale listed first.
- Matville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Redbird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Dry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Pemberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cirtsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cirtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cirtsville
- Cirtsville is located in Raleigh County
- Crany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - McGraws
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Clear Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Saulsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsville
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jesse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Newfound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Daniels
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Daniels is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <2>
- Jesse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairdale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7820, Longitude: -81.3625 |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |