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 Fairview (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 Fairview. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Fairview is located in Blount County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Fairview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairview:
- Blount County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deavers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Rosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Nectar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Allgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Little Warrior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Oneonta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Holly Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Black Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Dodge City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Altoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Gallant
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Egypt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ivalee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Greer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Attalla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Masseyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Village Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Trafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Palmerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crosston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Kimberly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Pinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hyatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Askea Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Whitesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Arab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hog Jaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Street ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Hulaco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Eva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Springville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Saint Clair Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Argo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Ashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Steele
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Margaret
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acmar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Shelby County
- Dunnavant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Creel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Powellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairview, see our County-by-County Page for Fairview.
Cemeteries Near Fairview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairview.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fairview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Chitwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown - Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Fowler Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Fairview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Warrior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Chepultepec
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Oneonta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Viola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Champion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Blountsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Remlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Selfville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairview.
Newspapers Published in Fairview ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairview, 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 Fairview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fairview:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |