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 Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
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:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Ragland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Seddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Avondale Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Appalachian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Highland Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Taits Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Oneonta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allgood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Bird ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Remlap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Compton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Deavers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Ohatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cochran Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Grayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Morrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Eastaboga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Pilgrims Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Gallant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Rainbow City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Attalla
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ivalee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Cobb City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Alabama City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Ayres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Breakstone Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Leeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Cahaba Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Trussville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Village Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Lola City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Grayson Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Palmerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Dunnavant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Calcis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vandiver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Harpersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Grant Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Talladega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McElderry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Logan Martin Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Ironaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
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.
- Box Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairview had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Ragland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Refuge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Refuge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Seddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Francis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Francis is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Ohatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ottery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ottery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
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 25 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 15 miles [24.1 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 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 Fairview:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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'. |