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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Fairview is located in Oscoda County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oscoda County: Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Otsego & Roscommon.

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:

  • Oscoda County     (The home county of Fairview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Kneeland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
    • Mio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McKinley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
      • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
    • Red Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
    • Luzerne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Alcona County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Curran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Curtisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
      • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
    • Glennie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Barton City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hubbard Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
      • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
    • Spruce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lost Lake Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
      • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
  • Alpena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Hubbard Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Flanders
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Herron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
      • Herron is located in Alpena County
    • Lachine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
      • Lachine is located in Alpena County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lachine <1>
    • McHarg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
      • McHarg is located in Alpena County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Bucks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bucks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
      • Bucks is located in Crawford County
    • Deerheart Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
      • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
    • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pere Cheney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
      • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
      • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
      • Center Plains
      • Cheney
  • Iosco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Long Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sid Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
      • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
  • Montmorency County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Garland Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
      • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
    • Lewiston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlanta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bigelow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigelow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
    • Big Rock ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
    • Vienna Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
      • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
    • Hillman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Royston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
      • Royston is located in Montmorency County
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • South Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Damon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
    • Lupton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rose City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <1>
    • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
    • Campbells Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Hetherton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hetherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
      • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
    • Johannesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johannesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
      • Johannesburg is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <1>
    • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Chub Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
      • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Geels
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geels. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
      • Geels is located in Roscommon County
    • Saint Helen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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 north)
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Comins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comins Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Comins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Kittle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kittle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mio Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKinley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln B. Watson Grave
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln B. Watson Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln B. Watson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Muskrat Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muskrat Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muskrat Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loud Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loud Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luzerne Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luzerne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luzerne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Indian Graves
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Graves
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fullerton Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Curran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Curran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the northwest of Curran.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341 <4>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairview had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Curran
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
  • Luzerne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlanta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Damon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
  • Big Rock ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
    • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
  • Long Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryant
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Alcona County
  • Hubbard Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Hetherton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hetherton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
    • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flanders
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
      • Flanders is located in Alpena County
    • Campbells Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County

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 the Vicinity of 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fairview. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fairview and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fairview.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5> of Fairview.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Fairview:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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- Fairview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7250, Longitude: -84.0511       In this case, the coordinates for Fairview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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