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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Cass 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 Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Fairview. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairview:
- Cass County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kildare
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bivins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Huffins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Hughes Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McLeod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Douglassville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Queen City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Maud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Simms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Redwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Camp County
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Pope City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Woodlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Harleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Karnack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uncertain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nesbitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Morton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Noonday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sarber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Kellyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Jenkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Daingerfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Naples
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Naples is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Former name for Naples:
- Station Belden
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
- Omaha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Ore City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Diana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- James
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- LaFayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Graceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Miller County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Capps City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
- Doddridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Caddo Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Zylks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
- Rodessa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vivian
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frog Level ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Black Bayou ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hosston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mooringsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Lanier Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Foundry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Plains Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.
- Lanier
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lanier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kildare
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Orrs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Kellyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Almira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Almira is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
- Bivins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- O'Farrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- O'Farrell is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Farrell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Huffins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huffins is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
- Cusseta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cusseta is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
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 67 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Upshur County
- Miller County
- Caddo Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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- Fairview) 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 Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |