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 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 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 Madison 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 Madison County: Jackson, Limestone, Marshall, Morgan, Franklin (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
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:
- Madison County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Key's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Elkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Francisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Estillfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollytree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Baileytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Pleasant Groves
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Skyline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Center Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Caro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Ardmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Capshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pettusville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Elkmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford County (TN)
- Raus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Coffee County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Southgate Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Huntland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Lexie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Winchester Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Decherd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estill Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Ardmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Wheelerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dickson Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Flintville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Howell Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Corder Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Clarks Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Elk Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Molino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Harms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Marshall County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Delina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Moore County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
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.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Britton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bevill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hazle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beavers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1325 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<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.
- Key's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Plevna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fisk is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Flintville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Elora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deposit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
- Moore's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bell Factory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Kelso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 22 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]<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 first visit 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 Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Moore 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' (or point-to-point) 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'. |