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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fairview. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fairview to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fairview, please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fairview is historic, it would have been located within present day Chattooga 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 Chattooga County: Cherokee (AL), DeKalb (AL), Floyd & 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:
- Chattooga County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Menlo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloudland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Trion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Zula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Bartow County
- Adairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Catoosa County
- Blue Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Armuchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Coosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Oreburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Robealou Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hill City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Calhoun Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Martindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cassandra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Rock Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Chickamauga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- New Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Broomtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Blanche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Taft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Gaylesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Hammondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Kaolin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Adamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Fort Payne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Sigsbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Central
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eliza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dutton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
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.
- Pleasant Green Church Memorial Monument
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gamble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Menlo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ami Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berryton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemphill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyerly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Summerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill Memory Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
Fairview itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Menlo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Lyerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- New Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Trion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Broomtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Chattoogaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
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 20 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 18 miles [29 km]<4>. 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 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 Fairview:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chattooga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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'. |