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 Fairfax Heights (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 Fairfax Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Fairfax Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fairfax Heights: Fairfax Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairfax Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairfax Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Fairfax Heights is located in Columbus County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Fairfax Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairfax Heights:
- Columbus County (The home county of Fairfax Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Brunswick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whiteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chadbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cribb Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Hallsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Grist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Ironhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Rosindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Bladenboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Council
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Butters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- East Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Elizabethtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Yorick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Kelly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- White Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Ash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Longwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Makatoka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Carolina Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Calabash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shallotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Marietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Fairmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Ten Mile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Green Sea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Daisy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Little Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Little River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Hand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cebu is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Marion County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Nichols
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairfax Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Fairfax Heights.
Cemeteries Near Fairfax Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfax Heights.
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 Fairfax Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairfax Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Columbus Country Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chadbourn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belle View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McPherson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Faison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cribb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Sibbitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Fairfax Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairfax Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfax Heights, with the one closest to Fairfax Heights listed first.
- Whiteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chadbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Clarendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Mollie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Ironhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Old Dock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lake Waccamaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bug Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfax Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfax Heights.
Newspapers Published in Fairfax Heights ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfax Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfax Heights, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfax Heights.
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 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 Fairfax Heights:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Robeson County
- Dillon County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Fairfax Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairfax Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |