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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 Fair Oaks (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 Fair Oaks. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cobb County: Bartow, Cherokee, Douglas, Fulton & Paulding.

Below are the counties that are near Fair Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fair Oaks:

  • Cobb County     (The home county of Fair Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Marietta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Smyrna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Ridge Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
    • Brookside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Mableton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Macland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Macland is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
    • Gordon Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Austell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Furniture City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Allatoona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Allatoona is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
    • Bartow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Emerson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Corbin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Buena Vista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Shellman ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shellman is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
      • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
    • Stilesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Rodgers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
    • Interchange Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • McCallie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Hart Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
    • Driskolls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Driskolls is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
    • Temple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Motes Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Skyridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Gibson Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
    • Kingridge West
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Tyson Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Woodstock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Allatoona Pass
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
    • Colemans Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Payne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Lebanon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hardman Place
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Coxs Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
    • Normandy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
    • Conley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Forest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
    • Oak Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oak Village is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Riverdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Windermere Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
    • Lake City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shangri-La on the Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
    • Ellenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Dunwoody West
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
      • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
    • Brookhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Dunwoody
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Atlanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
    • La Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • La Vista is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
    • Chamblee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Northwoods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
    • Peachtree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
    • North Druid Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Druid Hills is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Druid Hills
    • Turner Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
    • Doraville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Druid Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Lithia Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeland Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Flowers Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Blair Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Douglasville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Springwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • White City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Winston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Villa Rica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Lafayette Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
    • Tyrone Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • Tyrone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Winterthur Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
  • Forsyth County
    • Cumming
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Montwicke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Montwicke is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
    • Sandy Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Buckhead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckhead is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
    • Brookwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
    • Roswell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Vine City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vine City is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
    • Litchfield Hundred
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
    • Adams Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Adams Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Park
    • Atlanta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Linwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Linwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Cabbage Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Elmside Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
    • Peachtree Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Danbury Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Norcross
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Berkeley Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Berkeley Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Duluth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <1>
    • Lilburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Luxomni
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
      • Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
    • Mountain Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Bethesda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
  • Henry County
    • Stockbridge North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Indian Rose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Hiram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hiram is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <1>
    • Country Acres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Dallas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dallas is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
    • Forrister
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Hanlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Braswell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Braswell is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Rockmart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Aragon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fair Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Fair Oaks.

Cemeteries Near Fair Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fair Oaks.

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 Fair Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fair Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.

  • Fair Oaks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Olive Springs Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maloney Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Judes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wildwood Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Marietta City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Paupers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Smyrna Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (565 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Fair Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fair Oaks.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.

  • Smyrna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Gilmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmore is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
  • Blackwells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Blackwells is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
  • Mableton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Austell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chattahoochee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chattahoochee is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee
  • Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolton is located in Fulton County
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  • Seborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Seborn is located in Fulton County
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  • Kennesaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Powder Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Lost Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
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    • Lithia Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodward is located in Fulton County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fair Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fair Oaks.

Newspapers Published in Fair Oaks ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Oaks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fair Oaks, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fair Oaks.

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 helpful 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 Fair Oaks:

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 Fair Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fair Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.