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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 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.

Fairview is located in Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange & Scott.

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:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Fairview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Saltillo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Campbellsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smedley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
    • Claysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Claysville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
    • Kossuth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Plattsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Plattsburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Livonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Livonia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Harristown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harristown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
    • South Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • South Boston is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
    • Little York
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Little York is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Hardinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bartholomew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Ogilville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Becks Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Becks Grove is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
    • Story
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Story is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Pikes Peak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Borden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Providence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Providence is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
    • Underwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Underwood is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
    • Broom Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Broom Hill is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
    • Henryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Starlight
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Marengo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Milltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • English
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Knob
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
  • Dubois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Hillham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillham is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
    • Norton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Norton is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Floyd County
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • Owensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Owensburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Depauw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Depauw is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
    • Bradford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradford is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Frenchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Ramsey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ramsey is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • New Salisbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Medora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Medora is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Vallonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kurtz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kurtz is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
    • Brownstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Freetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Houston is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • New Elizabethtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
    • Dudleytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
    • Spraytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
    • Crothersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cortland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cortland is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Fort Ritner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
    • Bono
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Bono is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Tunnelton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
    • Stonington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stonington is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Lawrenceport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
    • Leesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Leesville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Spring Mill Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
    • Crawford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crawford is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Erie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Erie is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Mitchell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Zelma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Zelma is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
    • Bedford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mount Olive is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Lacy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lacy is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Shoals
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Windom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Windom is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Harrodsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Smithville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirksville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
    • Clear Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Leipsic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Leipsic is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
    • Bromer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bromer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
    • Orleans
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahan Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
    • Trotter Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
    • Chambersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chambersburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
    • Paoli
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Abydel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Abydel is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
    • Prospect
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Prospect is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Youngs Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
    • West Baden Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • French Lick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Austin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Marshfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Marshfield is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Scottsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Albion is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Goshen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Goshen is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen

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.

  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Talbott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pollock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Freedom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shoemaker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Freed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (310 more) ...
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Smedley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Covenanter 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.

  • Fort Ritner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
  • Bono
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bono is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Sparksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparksville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
  • Tunnelton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
  • Campbellsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rush Creek Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
  • Leipsic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leipsic is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Smedley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Smedley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
  • Medora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Leesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leesville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Claysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Claysville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Hitchcock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hitchcock is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kossuth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Millport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Millport is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Bromer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bromer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer

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 57 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 23 miles [37 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 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 Fairview:

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' 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'.