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 West 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 West 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.
Name Variations for West Fairview ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Fairview: W. Fairview
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Fairview. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Fairview.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
West Fairview is located in Boyd County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boyd County: Carter, Greenup, Lawrence, Lawrence (OH) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near West Fairview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Fairview:
- Boyd County (The home county of West Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cannonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Princess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Mavity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Rush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Lockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Pactolus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Denton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Grayson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Mount Savage
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Jeriel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Kehoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Willard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Beetle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Boone Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Carter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Grahn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Bruin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Ibex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Gimlet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Bellefonte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Danleyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Argillite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Greenup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lloyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Grays Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Estep ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Fallsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Stringtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Firebrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Crown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Patriot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Bladen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Cora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Blackfork Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Coal Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Ironton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- South Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Sybene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Andis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Pedro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Chesapeake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Powellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Franklin Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotodale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Slocum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Hales Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Scioto Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Sciotoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- South Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hodges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Guyandotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Reid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Melissa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Pea Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Barboursville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crown City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Sarah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Fudges Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Ona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salt Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- West Hamlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Sheridan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Mason County (WV)
- Apple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hubbardstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Echo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Fort Gay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Armilda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Effie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Nestlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nestlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Fairview, see our County-by-County Page for West Fairview.
Cemeteries Near West Fairview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West 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 West Fairview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Fairview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Winslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Hill Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McNight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKnight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Obryan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Ashland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261549 <2>
- Cumpston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (824 more) ...
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 West Fairview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Fairview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Fairview, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.
- Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cliffside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Coal Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Meads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meads is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Sheridan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Ironton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Danleyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Princess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Hanging Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Fairview. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Fairview.
Newspapers Published in West 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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Fairview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Fairview, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West 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 West Fairview:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Boyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cabell County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 West Fairview, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Fairview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |