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 Fairmount (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 Fairmount. 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.
Name Variations for Fairmount ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Fair Mount.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairmount. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairmount.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Fairmount is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Fairmount. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairmount:
- Benton County (The home county of Fairmount)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Gentry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Hico
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highfill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Mason Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Cherokee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Trident
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Gallatin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Elm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tontitown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Cincinnati
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viney Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Johnson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Springdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Summers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Prairie Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Noel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- South West City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jane
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Pineville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Watts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts Community
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Chance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chewey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Addielee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Christie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Peavine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Proctor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cherokee County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Scraper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Eldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colcord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Flint Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Cloud Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Sycamore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Kansas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairmount, see our County-by-County Page for Fairmount.
Cemeteries Near Fairmount ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairmount.
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 Fairmount - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairmount covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Fairmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lone Elm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highfill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blagg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bozarth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Fairmount in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairmount.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairmount, with the one closest to Fairmount listed first.
- Flint ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flint is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Hico
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Mason Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trident
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Wager ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wager is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
- Cherokee City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Parn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parn
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clementine is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairmount. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairmount.
Newspapers Published in Fairmount ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmount.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairmount, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairmount.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fairmount:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Washington County
- McDonald County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware 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 Fairmount, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairmount) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |