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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Fairview is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.

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:

  • Butler County     (The home county of Fairview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Petrolia
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Petrolia is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Karns City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bruin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bruin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Kepples Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
    • Chicora
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Millerstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Millerstown is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
    • Hooker
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Hooker is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Greece City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greece City is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
    • North Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Oakland is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
    • Saint Joe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Saint Joe is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
    • Eau Claire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ferris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferris is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
    • West Sunbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Culmerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
    • Sligo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sligo is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Curtisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Karns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Karns is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
    • Natrona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Natrona is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Brackenridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Russellton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tarentum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Rural Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Gibsonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Fredericksburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Kaylor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
    • Bradys Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
    • Queenstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Parker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wattersonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wattersonville is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattersonville
    • Cowansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laird Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
    • Rimer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rimer is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
    • Tidal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tidal is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
    • Worthington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadyside Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
      • Shadyside Village has also been known as:
      • Buffalo Creek
      • Yellow Dog Village
    • Frenchs Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenchs Corners is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corners
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Goehring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goehring is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
    • Lillyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lillyville is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
    • Wurtemburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Frisco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Frisco is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Barrisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Barrisville is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
    • North Sewickley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
    • Ellwood City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • East Brady
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bela
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bela is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
    • Catfish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Catfish is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
    • Phillipston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
    • West Freedom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • West Freedom is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
    • Foxburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Petersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Toby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Toby is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
    • Rimersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Alum Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
    • Callensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Callensburg is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Lawsonham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
    • Turkey City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkey City is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Langville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Langville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
    • Summerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Summerville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Ohl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ohl is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
    • Pansy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pansy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
    • Corsica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Corsica is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Grant City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Grant City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Harlansburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
    • Rose Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
    • McCaslin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
    • Energy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Energy is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
    • Volant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Altman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Altman is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
    • Ellport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ellport is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Enterprise is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Swamproot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Swamproot is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
    • Courtneys Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
    • North Liberty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • North Liberty is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
    • Kilgore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
    • Perrys Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
    • Perrine Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
    • Leesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Leesburg is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Jackson Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Millburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Millburn is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
    • Mercer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Sandy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Sandy is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
    • Sandy Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Eakin Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
    • Clintonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Emlenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nectarine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nectarine is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
    • Saint George
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Saint George is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Barkeyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Nickleville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Nickleville is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
    • Coal City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Coal City is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Pearl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearl is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Cranberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cranberry is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
    • Hill City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hill City is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Henderson Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Henderson Station is located in Venango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Bagdad
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
    • Hyde Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • West Leechburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Weinel Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
    • East Vandergrift
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Lower Burrell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Vandergrift
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Arnold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
    • New Kensington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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.

  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Shakley Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitmire Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Eusebius Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eau Claire Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • West Sunbury Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Annandale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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 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.

  • Karns City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Petrolia
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Petrolia is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Bruin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bruin is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Hooker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hooker is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Millerstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Millerstown is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
  • Chicora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kaylor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
  • West Monterey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Monterey is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
  • Greece City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greece City is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
  • Bradys Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
  • Queenstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Upper Hillville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dutch Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
    • Argentine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Argentine is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
    • Hilliards
      (6 miles [9.7 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 30 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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>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 Fairview, 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' 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'.