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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 Fairville (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 Fairville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Fairville is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Carroll, Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette & Pettis.

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

  • Saline County     (The home county of Fairville)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairville, with the one closest to Fairville listed first.
    • De Witt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • De Witt is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Wakenda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bosworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Carrollton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palemon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bogard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Norborne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Miles Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mandeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Asper ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Asper is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
  • Chariton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairville, with the one closest to Fairville listed first.
    • Grand River City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Grand River City is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
    • Missouri Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
    • Namrash ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Namrash is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
    • Brunswick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalton is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Triplett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lewis Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Snyder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Keytesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oil City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Oil City is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Mendon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mendon is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Chraneville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chraneville is located in Chariton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
  • Cooper County
  • Howard County
  • Johnson County
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairville, with the one closest to Fairville listed first.
    • Waverly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Alma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Hodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Emma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Corder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Concordia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Aullville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Higginsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Page City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Page City is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairville, with the one closest to Fairville listed first.
    • Tedieville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Longwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Houstonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Hughesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Ray County
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview

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

Cemeteries Near Fairville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairville.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairville, with the one closest to Fairville 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fairville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Stanhope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanhope is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
  • Blosser ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Norton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Norton is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Miami
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marshall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Malta Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Orearville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Orearville is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orearville
  • Slater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • De Witt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • De Witt is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Salt Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Salt Springs is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
  • Wakenda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Leonard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Gilliam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gilliam is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • New Frankfort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Frankfort is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
    • Grand Pass
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Fairville ...

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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairville, 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 Fairville.

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 Fairville:

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 Fairville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Fairville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.