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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 Fairchilds (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 Fairchilds. 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.

Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fort Bend County: Austin, Brazoria, Harris, Waller & Wharton.

Below are the counties that are near Fairchilds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairchilds:

  • Fort Bend County     (The home county of Fairchilds)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.
    • Needville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
    • Guy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Rosenberg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Beasley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
    • Greatwood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
    • Thompsons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Booth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greatwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
    • Kendleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Austin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.
    • Wallis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brazos Country
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Frydek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Frydek is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
  • Brazoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.
    • Damon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lochridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lochridge is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochridge
    • Danciger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Rosharon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bonney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • East Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Columbia is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbia
    • West Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iowa Colony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
    • Chenango
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
    • Holiday Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Old Ocean
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bailey's Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.
    • Catalina Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Catalina Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Alief
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashford Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashford Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
    • Brays Village East
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brays Village East is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
    • Westpark Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
    • Cambridge Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cambridge Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Village
    • Post Oak Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
    • Barker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Parkway Villages
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
    • Westlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Westlake is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Addicks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Addicks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addicks
    • Westlake Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Westlake Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Canterbury Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
  • Matagorda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.
    • Pledger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • McCroskey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
    • Chalmers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
    • Van Vleck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.
    • Brookshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pattison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wharton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.
    • Newgulf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hungerford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • East Bernard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wharton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Nottawa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
    • Mackay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mackay is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Glen Flora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pierce
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Egypt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lissie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bonus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairchilds, see our County-by-County Page for Fairchilds.

Cemeteries Near Fairchilds ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairchilds.

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 Fairchilds - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairchilds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.

  • Cesinger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Guy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Modena Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Snake Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Routt Point Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Friedens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Gethsemane Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Damon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St.s Cyril & Methodius Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • Brown - Beard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Fairchilds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairchilds.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairchilds, with the one closest to Fairchilds listed first.

  • Rosenberg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crabb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
  • Thompsons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kendleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harlem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Sugar Land
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Foster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Hungerford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pledger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • East Bernard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fulshear
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Duke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Stafford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairchilds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairchilds.

Newspapers Published in Fairchilds ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairchilds.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairchilds, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairchilds.

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 Fairchilds:

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 Fairchilds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairchilds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.