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 New 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 New 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.
Name Variations for New Fairview ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Prior to its current name of New Fairview, it was known as Fairview.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
New Fairview is located in Wise 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 Wise County: Cooke, Denton, Jack, Montague, Parker & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near New Fairview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Fairview:
- Wise County (The home county of New Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- Bluett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bluett is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
- Rhome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Slidell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alvord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comanche County
- Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cooke County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- Rosston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Era
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hood is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hemming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hemming is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
- Valley View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- Grapevine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coppell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Estelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- DISH
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- DISH is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Justin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
- Ponder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Corral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corral City is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Argyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marshall Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Roanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Krum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trophy Club
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jack County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- Westbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Westbrook is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Gibtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gibtown is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
- Wizard Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
- Montague County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- New Harp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Harp is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
- Forestburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parker County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
- Azle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sanctuary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanctuary is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Springtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Agnes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Carter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Dicey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dicey is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
- Poolville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- Pecan Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
- Haslet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Eagle Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
- Keller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saginaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Worth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
- Watauga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sansom Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Bransford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bransford is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Fairview, see our County-by-County Page for New Fairview.
Cemeteries Near New Fairview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New 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 New Fairview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Fairview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aurora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sams - Burnett - Mennerly Cemetery
- Annaville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trimble Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Keeter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garvin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Azleland Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Azle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <2>
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 New Fairview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Fairview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Fairview, with the one closest to New Fairview listed first.
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rhome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Herman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Briar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Justin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stony is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
- Keeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haslet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cottondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cottondale is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Azle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roanoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Fairview. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Fairview.
Newspapers Published in New 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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Fairview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New 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 New 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 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 New Fairview:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Wise County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Comanche County
- Cooke County
- Dallas County
- Denton County
- Jack County
- Montague County
- Parker County
- Tarrant County
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New 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 New Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |