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 Fairland (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 Fairland. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fairland is located in Miller County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miller County: Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Bossier (LA), Caddo (LA), Bowie (TX) & Cass (TX).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Fairland. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairland:
- Miller County (The home county of Fairland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Fouke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Doddridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Rondo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rondo is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Capps City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capps City is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Texarkana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Taylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Hempstead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Patmos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Sheppard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- McNab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Gin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Kress City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- McKamie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Stamps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Little River County
- Ogden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Little River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Bossier Parish (LA)
- Plain Dealing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Missionary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Ida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Zylks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Rodessa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hosston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Vivian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Gilliam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webster Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Springhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowie County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Texarkana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
- Red Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Redwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leary is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Victory City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Maud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Hooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Bloomburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Domino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Domino is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Queen City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huffins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huffins is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- McLeod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bivins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Douglassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kildare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairland, see our County-by-County Page for Fairland.
Cemeteries Near Fairland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairland.
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 Fairland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Rocky Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fouke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phylaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Oba Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bradley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Fairland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Boggy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boggy is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy
- Fouke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- McKinney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McKinney is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
- Walnut Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Canfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Era ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Era is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Missionary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lanark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lanark is located in Cass County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairland.
Newspapers Published in Fairland ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairland, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairland.
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 Fairland:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Hempstead County
- Lafayette County
- Little River County
- Bossier Parish
- Caddo Parish
- Webster Parish
- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Fairland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |