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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 Fairfield Heights (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 Fairfield Heights. 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 Fairfield Heights ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fairfield Heights: Fairfield Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairfield Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairfield Heights.

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.

Fairfield Heights is located in Frederick County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).

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

  • Frederick County     (The home county of Fairfield Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Green Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Green Valley is located in Frederick County
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    • Smith Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith Village is located in Frederick County
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    • Ijamsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Urbana
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Monrovia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • New Market
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bartholows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartholows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
    • Reels Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
    • Park Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Park Mills is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
    • New London
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • New London is located in Frederick County
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    • Buckeystown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ballenger Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ballenger Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballenger Creek
    • Crestwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Crestwood Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Maryland City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Jessup
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Annapolis Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Baltimore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Granite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Granite is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Hernwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
    • Carriage Hill Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
    • Daniels ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Former names for Daniels:
      • Alberton
      • Elsyville
    • Hollofield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
    • Delight
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Delight is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
    • Oakwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
    • Randallstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glen Morris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
    • Glyndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reisterstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
    • Frederick Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Ridgeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Mount Airy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nottingham Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
    • Watersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
    • Woodbine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Morgan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Morgan is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Stone House Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
    • Winfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Winfield is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Gaither
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Gaither is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
    • Marston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marston is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
    • McKinstrys Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
    • Sykesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dennings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dennings is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Long Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Long Corner is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
    • Timberleigh Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
    • Lisbon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Roxbury Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
    • Cooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenelg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • West Friendship
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Alpha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Alpha is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Sandy Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
    • Clarksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Browningsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
    • Hyattstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
    • Damascus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clarksburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Burdette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Burdette is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
    • Barnesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Mullinix
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
    • Blocktown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
    • Boyds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Germantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Etchison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Etchison is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
    • Prathertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
    • Dickerson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • West Laurel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • Adelphi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beltsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Langley Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
    • Berwyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Chillum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • College Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Laurel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • Berwyn Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Boxwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Hyattsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • University Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Gapland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Zittlestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Zittlestown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
    • Rohrersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Trego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Trego is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
    • Boonsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Eakles Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
    • Keedysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Lena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Lena is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
    • San Mar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • San Mar is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
    • Antietam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Antietam is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
    • Antietam Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Antietam Station is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
  • Adams County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Kingsdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
    • Zora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Carroll Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Jacks Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
  • Franklin County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Blue Ridge Summit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Monterey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Pen Mar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Garden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
    • Cherrydale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Lyon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Great Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Springvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Herndon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <1>
    • Kenmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
    • Reston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Shouse Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
    • Wolf Trap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
    • Ash Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
    • Floris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
    • Langley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Salona Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • McLean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Tysons Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Falls Church City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Offutt Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
    • West Falls Church
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
    • Falls Church
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Lucketts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
    • Lansdowne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovettsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Countryside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Sugarland Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
    • Leesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <1>
    • Bolington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
    • Georges Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
    • Ashburn Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Morrisonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
    • Ashburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Berkeley County (WV)
    • Scrabble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairfield Heights, with the one closest to Fairfield Heights listed first.
    • Harpers Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lower Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
    • Bolivar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Bloomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
    • Shepherdstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bardane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
    • Charles Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Kabletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
    • Ranson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
      • Ranson has also been known as:
      • Corporation of Ranson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Fairfield Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfield Heights.

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 Fairfield Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hyattstown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ijamsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bush Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Urbana Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Loaf Mtn. Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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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.<4>

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

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

  • Hyattstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
  • Browningsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
  • Fountain Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
  • Purdum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Purdum is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdum
  • Ijamsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kemptown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kemptown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemptown
  • Urbana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Thurston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thurston is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
  • Kings Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Monrovia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Comus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Comus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comus
  • Clarksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • Cedar Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Damascus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bartholows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartholows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfield Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfield Heights.

Newspapers Published in Fairfield Heights ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfield Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfield Heights, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfield Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Fairfield Heights:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfield Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Fairfield Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.