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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Fairview is located in San Saba 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 San Saba County: Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch & Mills.

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:

  • San Saba County     (The home county of Fairview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • San Saba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Locker ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Locker is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
    • Richland Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Holt ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Holt is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Keys Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
    • Indian Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Zephyr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Brookesmith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ricker ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ricker is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Hamilton County
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
    • Lometa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Nix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nix is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Llano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Valley Spring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Mason County
  • McCulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Milburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Rochelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Regency ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Regency is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Goldthwaite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Ebony ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ebony is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
    • Mullin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bozar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Center City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Priddy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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.

  • China Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Algerita Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • San Saba City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Saba City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Saba.
    • The San Saba City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellow Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959726 <2>
  • Terry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ratler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Linn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lower Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Neal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of San Saba.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • San Saba County Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974126 <2>
    • Farr Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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.

  • San Saba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Richland Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Goldthwaite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mullin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Indian Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Lometa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Milburn
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Nix
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nix is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Zephyr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rochelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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 14 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 22 miles [35.4 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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.