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 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 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, 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 Marion 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 Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
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:
- Marion County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Bull Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flippin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rea Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Yellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Price Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Peel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rush ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Monarch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Pyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Amos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Clarkridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Lone Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Briarcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Norfork Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- South Lead Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Zinc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Lead Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Diamond City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Everton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Rally Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Bergman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Boone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gepp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Iuka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Dolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Calico Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- Western Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Cozahome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Harriet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pindall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Baker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blanco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Pontiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sundown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Isabella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Theodosia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ocie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Gainesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longrun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Tecumseh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Udall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Thornfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Romance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Protem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Cedarcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moccasin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flippin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cotter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Promised Land Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gassville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 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.
- Stone ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stone is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Flippin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Independence ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- George's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Peel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pontiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Rush ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
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 28 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 21 miles [33.8 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Ozark County
- Taney 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 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' (or 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- Fairview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |