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 (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. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Fairfax is located in Highland County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Fairfax. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairfax:
- Highland County (The home county of Fairfax)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Folsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
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- Sugar Tree Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Berrysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- North Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Elmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Turkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Mowrystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sinking Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shackleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Hoagland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- May Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Emerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Tranquility
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Louden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Seaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Harshasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Locust Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cherry Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Peebles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Sardinia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Arnheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Bardwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Fivemile
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Mount Orab
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Saint Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Marathon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Afton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Newtonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Bantam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Owensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Felicity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- New Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Westboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Morrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Lees Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Blanchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Sabina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Newfain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Cynthiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Latham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Camp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Coopersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Piketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sargents
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Dills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- South Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Bourneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Summithill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Lattaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Rarden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lombardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Bear Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Arion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Summit County
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Pence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Minerva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairfax, see our County-by-County Page for Fairfax.
Cemeteries Near Fairfax ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfax.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairfax covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Fairfax Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walker #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fenner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Storer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frazer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walker #2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (574 more) ...
- Haigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belfast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairfax had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Folsom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Emerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- May Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- North Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Berrysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Tranquility
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seaman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Irvington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Market is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfax. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfax.
Newspapers Published in Fairfax ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfax.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfax, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfax.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Bracken County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Fairfax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairfax) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |