What’s New in New Fairfield

When you’re out roaming around sometimes you discover places you

Where we've been

didn’t know exist. I’m always looking for small Texas towns; what caused them to be built where they are, did anything special happen there, who lived here or does live here, is there a good place to eat in the area – all of these are questions I need answered.









New Fairview is a tiny city in Wise County; only about 1300 people are residents. We were told by one of them that the city building has just

City building

been upgraded from a single wide mobile home to a rather large metal building. It’s undergone a couple of name changes since its inception, beginning as a settlement called Illinois Community, it was renamed Fairview and called that until 1999. There were several other towns of that name in Texas, so the name was changed to New Fairfield. It’s still got a bit of a rural atmosphere, although it’s quite near Decatur, because the land is only sold in one-acre or larger plots.

The first thing that attracted Dave’s attention to this little town was the

Thurmond-Fairview Cemetery

sign for the city hall. Of course, I spotted the cemetery and was curious about it. The Thurmond-Fairview Cemetery is next to the land that J.F. Thurmond donated for a church and school in about 1883. In 1913 the Fairview Cemetery Association took over the management of the cemetery, hence the hyphenated name. The cemetery is still active, cared for through funding provided by revenue from a gas well, sale of lots, and individual gifts.

Sunflowers

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