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 Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
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:
- Coffee County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Goodman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Alberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Danleys Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Mixson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- County Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Opp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Onycha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Horn Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Babbie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Sanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Florala
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Libertyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Bullock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dozier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Holiday Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Clayhatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Samson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Bellwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Black
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Slocomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Tarentum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Izagora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Cerrogordo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Esto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- Svea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Walton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Elam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ino Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Goodman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Gilled Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Alberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Coffee Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Marl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Green Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Opine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Vaughanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Highfalls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
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 40 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. 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 Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Holmes County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |