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 Fairfiled (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 Fairfiled. 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.
Fairfiled is located in Lancaster County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster County: Cecil (MD), Harford (MD), Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon & York.
Below are the counties that are near Fairfiled. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairfiled:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Fairfiled)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Furniss
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Mechanic Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Kirks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Buck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Truce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Summerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Quarryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Mount Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Glen Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Atglen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Jennersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Lenover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Parkesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Slate Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- North Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- York Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Hockessin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Pike Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Windy Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Baldwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Franklinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hydes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (MD)
- Young Mans Fancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rowlandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rock Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Winchester Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Port Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Dublin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Scarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Pylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Chestnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Kent County (MD)
- Betterton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairfiled, see our County-by-County Page for Fairfiled.
Cemeteries Near Fairfiled ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairfiled.
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 Fairfiled - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairfiled covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coopers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Drumore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Conowingo (MD).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <2>
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Hosanna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Providence Church of God Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Fairfiled in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairfiled.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfiled, with the one closest to Fairfiled listed first.
- Furniss
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Wakefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Eldora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eldora is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Hensel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hensel is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensel
- Chestnut Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Level is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level
- Fernglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fernglen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernglen
- Drumore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Slate Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Castle Fin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Ailston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ailston is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailston
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairfiled. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfiled.
Newspapers Published in Fairfiled ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfiled.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairfiled, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairfiled.
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 Fairfiled:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- York County
- New Castle County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairfiled) 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 Fairfiled, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |