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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
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:
- Harford County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Coopstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Forest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Harford Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Village
- Putnam Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Bynum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Jarrettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amoss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Upper Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Fallston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Arundel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Riviera Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Linthicum Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Glen Burnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Stoneybrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Lauraville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Hampden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynn Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hydes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Knoebel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Franklinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Kingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upper Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Glen Arm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Monkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Hampstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Berrywood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rowlandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Conowingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Liberty Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Port Deposit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Elkridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellicott City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Lawyers Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marriottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Betterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Glen Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kirks Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Mount Nebo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Little Britain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Colemanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Buck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Mechanic Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Truce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Bryansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Slate Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Draco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Bruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Centre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Watters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fallston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moores Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Good Will Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Harford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 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.
- Coopstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Forest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Ferncliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Chrome Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Upper Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Vale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Bynum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Jarrettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fallston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watervale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watervale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
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.
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 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 Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |