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 ...
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 and doctors 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 Mason County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
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:
- Mason County (The home county of Fairview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- New Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hartford City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Mason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Letart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ravenswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Flatwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Wilding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Willowdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Pliny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Paradise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Eleanor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sigman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Windy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Carsey Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Coolville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Youba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Stewart
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Armitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Carlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Westbrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Gallipolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Vinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Ewington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Pattonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Wellston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Syracuse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dorcas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Plants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Wilkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hope ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Fillmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Decaturville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Porterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <1>
- Napier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
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.
- Zirkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clifton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zuspan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakin State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yonker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (830 more) ...
- Broad Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minersville Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.
- New Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Syracuse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Bradbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Middleport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maggie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maggie is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Antiquity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
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 52 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |