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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Fairview is located in Sunflower County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.
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:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Heathman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Faisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Indianola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roundaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Baird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Sunflower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Moorhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Halstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Inverness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Doddsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Choctaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Longshot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Boyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grapeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dahomy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Renova
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Benoit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Lamont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Isola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jaketown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Gooden Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Belzoni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- McNutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Itta Bena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morgan City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Schlater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Fort Loring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Shellmound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Roebuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sunnyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Minter City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Helm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Dunleith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Napanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Metcalfe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Arkansas City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
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.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Helm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Shaw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155979 <2>
- Boyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indianola City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strangers Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Charity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <2>
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>
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.
- Holly Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Heathman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Choctaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Helm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Shaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Faisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Indianola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- O'Reilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Magenta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Boyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burdette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
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 36 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 23 miles [37 km]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Washington County
- Desha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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'. |
| <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 Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |