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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 Fairport (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 Fairport. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fairport is located in DeKalb County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, Gentry & Harrison.

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

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Fairport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
    • Maysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Winslow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Santa Rosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Weatherby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Amity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Star
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Osborn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarksdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Stewartsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Andrew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
    • Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cosby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Rea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rosendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Savannah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bolckow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Country Club
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
    • Amazonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Buchanan County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
    • Kidder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingston is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Nettleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonanza ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Clinton County
  • Daviess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
    • Alta Vista ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mabel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Winston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pattonsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Altamont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Altamont is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jameson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Coffey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Coffey is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Gallatin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bancroft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jamesport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Gentry County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
    • New Hampton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilman City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Martinsville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Gardner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nodaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
    • Guilford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Conception
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Conception Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Barnard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairport, with the one closest to Fairport listed first.
    • Denver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Worth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Prohibition City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Prohibition City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City

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

Cemeteries Near Fairport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairport.

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 Fairport - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairport had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Berlin is located in Gentry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Maysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Winslow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Weatherby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Santa Rosa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Amity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alta Vista ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orchid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Orchid is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
  • McFall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gentryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • King City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mabel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Winston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Civil Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
    • Whitten
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Whitten is located in Gentry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fairport ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fairport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fairport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fairport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Fairport.

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 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 Fairport:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairport) 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 Fairport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.