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 Fairplain (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 Fairplain. 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 Fairplain ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Fairplain was originally named Union
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 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.
Fairplain is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Fairplain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairplain:
- Jackson County (The home county of Fairplain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Statts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Ripley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
- Hereford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenna <2>
- Angerona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandyville <2>
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Romance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Odaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Wilding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Cabell County
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Pink
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Rocksdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Arnoldsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Island Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Sissonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sissonville
- Sissonville is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sissonville <2>
- Aarons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Cross Lanes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
- Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <2>
- Nitro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Nitro is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <2>
- Elkview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Elkview is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <2>
- Falling Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Youngs Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Sattes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Clendenin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <2>
- Reamer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Pinch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Baden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Arbuckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Grimms Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimms Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Southside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Letart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Flatrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Sassafras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Fivemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
- Point Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <2>
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Paradise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Red House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Red House is located in Putnam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red House <2>
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
- Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Pliny
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <2>
- Raymond City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Eleanor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Eleanor is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <2>
- Poca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
- Poca is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <2>
- Fraziers Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Zona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Cicerone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Reedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Triplett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Roxalana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Pigeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Peewee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Windy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Burning Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <2>
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Leachtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Slate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Mineral Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Mineral Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
- Mineral Wells is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Carlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Cheshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bladen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Eureka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Gallipolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <2>
- Westbrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Kyger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Letart Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Plants
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
- Dorcas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Spiller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Racine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <2>
- Bashan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- Keno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Welshtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Middleport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <2>
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
- Thomas Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairplain, see our County-by-County Page for Fairplain.
Newspapers Published in Fairplain ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairplain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairplain, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairplain.
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 Fairplain:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the West Virginia State Archives
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Calhoun County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kanawha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Roane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wirt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gallia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cabell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of West Virginia
- Cemeteries of Jackson County
Cemeteries Near Fairplain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairplain.
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 Fairplain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Fairplain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairplain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairplain Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
- Casto - Crane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casto - Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casto - Crane Cemetery
- Southall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Casto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casto Cemetery
- Given Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Given Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Given Cemetery
- Harpold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harpold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harpold Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easter Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfe Cemetery
- Continue List (825 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Siniaville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siniaville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963956 <4>
- Waybright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waybright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waybright Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary 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 Fairplain had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairplain, with the one closest to Fairplain listed first.
- Given
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Statts Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Parchment Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment Valley
- Parchment Valley is located in Jackson County
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenna <2>
- Hereford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Belgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Gay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Louther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mentor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Angerona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Goldtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Angerona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairplain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairplain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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- Fairplain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairplain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7526, Longitude: -81.6860 In this case, the coordinates for Fairplain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fairplain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |