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 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.
Fairview is located in Grafton County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grafton County: Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack, Sullivan, Caledonia (VT), Essex (VT), Orange (VT) & Windsor (VT).
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:
- Grafton County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- North Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Village of Loon Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Campton Upper Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Boutin Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boutin Corner is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutin Corner
- Campton Lower Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Campton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Center Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Meredith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Livermore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Passaconaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Passaconaway is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaconaway
- Harts Location
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Notchland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Chicks Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
- Ferncroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncroft is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncroft
- Whiteface
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
- Wonalancet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wonalancet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonalancet
- North Sandwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bartlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Coos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Fabyan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fabyan is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
- Cutts Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Beans Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Crawfords Purchase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Purchase
- Chandlers Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Sargents Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkhams Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Caledonia County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- McIndoe Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
- Ryegate Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
- Lower Waterford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ryegate is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
- Waterford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Barnet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Groton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Passumpsic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
- Essex County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- East Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orange County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Newbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Newbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Wells River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
- West Newbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
- Fairlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Fairlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newbury Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newbury Center is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
- Ely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- East Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
- West Fairlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Fairlee is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 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.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Thornton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103040 <3>
- Mad River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kinsman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Campton Hollow Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunnyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Sugar Hill.
- The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Sunny Side Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103145 <3>
- Center Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Swiftwater Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Center Haverhill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Haverhill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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.
- North Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Thornton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thornton
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Campton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Campton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Campton
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Campton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Landaff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Landaff is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Haverhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Haverhill is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haverhill
- Franconia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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 71 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Grafton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Caledonia County
- Essex County
- Orange County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
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> | 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'. |
| <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> | 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. |