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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fairview. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fairview to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fairview, please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fairview is historic, it would have been located within present day Cedar 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 Cedar County: Barton, Dade, Hickory, Polk, Saint Clair & Vernon.
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:
- Cedar County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Caplinger Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Lebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Willowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- El Dorado Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virgil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Umber View Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Jerico Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Barton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Layneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Layneville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
- Bushnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Irwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Bates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Prairie City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Glen Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Bona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Corry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Dadeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- South Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Henry County
- Brownington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hickory County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Weaubleau
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Wheatland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Galmey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Hermitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Humansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dunnegan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Fair Play
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Aldrich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Wishart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Roscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monegaw Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Gerster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Osceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Lowry City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Appleton City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Montevallo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Schell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Walker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Milo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Sheldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Horton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
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.
- Hackleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tennessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mound - Mann Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30301 <3>
- Eslinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Malcolm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Love Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pankey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fraley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rookins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Seat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
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.
- Ivy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Caplinger Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Filley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Filley is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
- Lebeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Rookins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rookins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookins
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Arnica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnica is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnica
- El Dorado Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oyer is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyer
- Tiffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tiffin is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
- Virgil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pape
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pape is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pape
- Roscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pashaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pashaw is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
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 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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairview, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Cedar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barton County
- Bates County
- Dade County
- Henry County
- Hickory County
- Polk County
- Saint Clair County
- Vernon County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Fairview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |