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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 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 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.

Fairview is located in Wilson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilson County: Atascosa, Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe & Karnes.

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:

  • Wilson County     (The home county of Fairview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Loire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loire
      • Loire is located in Wilson County
    • Graytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
      • Graytown is located in Wilson County
    • Canada Verde
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Verde
      • Canada Verde is located in Wilson County
    • Darilek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darilek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
    • Saspamco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saspamco
      • Saspamco is located in Wilson County
    • Calaveras
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
      • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
    • Floresville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ridout ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
      • Ridout is located in Wilson County
    • Dewees
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
      • Dewees is located in Wilson County
    • Three Oaks ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
      • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
    • Poth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <2>
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Verdi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
    • Black Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
    • Leming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leming
      • Leming is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leming <2>
    • Coughran
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coughran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
    • Pleasanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Poteet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • McCoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
      • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
    • Jourdanton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Amphion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amphion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
      • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
    • Rossville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Anchorage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchorage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
      • Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
    • Christine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Sandy Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
    • Elmendorf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boldtville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldtville
      • Boldtville is located in Bexar County
    • Lone Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
    • Sayers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
      • Sayers is located in Bexar County
    • China Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
      • China Grove is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
    • Adkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Martinez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Bexar County
    • Somerset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Hedwig
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
      • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <2>
    • Von Ormy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Von Ormy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Von Ormy
      • Von Ormy is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Von Ormy <2>
    • Bexar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
      • Bexar is located in Bexar County
  • Guadalupe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Zuehl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuehl
      • Zuehl is located in Guadalupe County
    • New Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Olmos ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmos
      • Olmos is located in Guadalupe County
    • Sweet Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
  • Karnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
    • Falls City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawelekville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
    • Hobson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobson <2>
    • Coy City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
    • Panna Maria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Karnes City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnes City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes City
      • Karnes City is located in Karnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnes City <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairview, see our County-by-County Page for 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 206 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 29 miles [46.7 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 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
  • Canada Verde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tumlinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Brite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Barney Williams Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Flores Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flores Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Lodi Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lodi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lodi Cemetery
  • Sauceda Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • George Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rodriguez Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodriguez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodriguez Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairview had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Verdi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
  • Calaveras
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
    • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
  • Elmendorf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Floresville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pleasanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Earle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Earle is located in Bexar County
  • Poteet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Kicaster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster
    • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
  • Bergs Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
    • Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
  • Sayers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
    • Sayers is located in Bexar County
  • Sutherland Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Amphion
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amphion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphion
    • Amphion is located in Atascosa County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • La Vernia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rossville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Atascosa County
    • Saint Hedwig
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
      • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <2>

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1127, Longitude: -98.3242    
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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