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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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Union 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 Union County: Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Chesterfield (SC) & Lancaster (SC).

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:

  • Union County     (The home county of Fairview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Hemby Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Lake Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Park is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
    • Stallings
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Trail
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairfield is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Wingate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carmel Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Wesley Chapel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Rest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Rock Rest is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
    • Marshville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Burnsville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Peachland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Roper ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Roper is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Sugar Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Polkton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Polkton is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Ansonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Wadesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Midland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Georgeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Harrisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Poplar Tent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
      • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Cannon Cross Roads
      • Cannon's Crossroads
      • Wallace Cross Roads
      • Wallace Crossroads
    • Rimer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Fisher Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Brown Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Holly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Cramerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Allen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Mint Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Matthews
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Newell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
    • Weddington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chantilly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
    • Belmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlotte
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Biddleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Wilmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Montgomery County
    • Mount Gilead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
  • Richmond County
    • Mangum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mangum is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Kannapolis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Enochville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Enochville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
    • North Kannapolis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
    • Landis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Shupings Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
    • Gold Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • China Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Corriher Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Garfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Rockwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Crescent is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Five Forks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Five Forks is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Stanfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Cross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Cross is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Lambert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lambert is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Bloomington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Cedar Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Millingport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Millingport is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
    • Plyer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Plyer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
    • Albemarle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Misenheimer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
    • Pageland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <1>
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Indian Land
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Cox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
    • Van Wyck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Springdell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Fort Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverview is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Lake Wylie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Tega Cay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Catawba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • India Hook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Lesslie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • Roddey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Roddey is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern

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.

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bentons Crossroads Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ira V. Ferguson Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ritch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Presson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rice Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hartt Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Logan Chapel CME Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...

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.<2>

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.

  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Unionville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Hoods ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
  • Pioneer Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
  • Furrs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
  • Mint Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Indian Trail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stouts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stouts is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
  • Matthews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kingwood ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Georgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
    • Olive Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Olive Branch is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
    • Harrisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 13 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 12 miles [19.3 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.