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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Winston 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 Winston County: Cullman, Franklin, Lawrence, Marion & Walker.
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:
- Winston County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Double Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slick Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Ellaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ashridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Arley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Littleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Chances Crossroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Crane Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ardell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Jones' Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Trimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Arkadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Good Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Bazemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Phil Campbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Churntown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Spruce Pine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Wren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Muck City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Oakville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Chalybeate Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Mountain Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Thornhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Brilliant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Twin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yampertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Lacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slicklizzard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Marylee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Edgil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Saragossa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- South Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Gamble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Burrows Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Carbon Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Enon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Avery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shipman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shadix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Chapel Cemetery
- The Barnett Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnett Cemetery
- Barnett Chapel Church Cemetery
- Continue List (619 more) ...
- Double Springs Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Tucky MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.
- Double Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbank is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marylee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Nesmith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlock
- Pebble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Upshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
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 59 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 23 miles [37 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 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 Winston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Morgan 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'. |