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 Conecuh 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 Conecuh County: Butler, Covington, Escambia & Monroe.
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:
- Conecuh County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Nymph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rabb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Owassa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Castleberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wilcox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Bermuda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- McKenzie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Starlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Georgiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Industry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Bolling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Shacklesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Oaky Streak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Red Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- River Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Gantt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Brewton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Brewton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hammac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Riverview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pollard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Huxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Burnt Corn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Pine Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Peterman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Excel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Tunnel Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Monroeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ollie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Frisco City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mexia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Beatrice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Goodway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- McWilliams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Awin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Schuster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
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.
- Hamden Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greater Nazarene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Witherington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rabb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Castleberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Wilcox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Bowles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowles is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
- Bermuda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Burnt Corn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Repton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Kirkland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Skinnerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Skinnerton is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerton
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 32 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 24 miles [38.6 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 like to start 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 Fairview:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Conecuh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Covington County
- Escambia County
- Monroe County
- Wilcox 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 '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- Fairview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |