Fairview Alpha, Louisiana

Fairview Alpha
unincorporated community
Fairview Alpha
Coordinates: 31°58′16″N 93°11′12″W / 31.97111°N 93.18667°W / 31.97111; -93.18667Coordinates: 31°58′16″N 93°11′12″W / 31.97111°N 93.18667°W / 31.97111; -93.18667[1]
Country	USA
State	Louisiana
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	541142[1]

Fairview Alpha is a unincorporated community in Natchitoches and Red River parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At one time, it was known as Messick and Alpha.

Early years

According to the USGS, it was "Originally named Messick for a family that owned a store here, however, when the Alpha School (Natchitoches Parish) and Fairview School (Red River Parish) were combined in 1912, the new name came into use".^[1]

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States Parish seat: Natchitoches City Natchitoches Town Campti Villages Ashland Clarence Goldonna Natchez Powhatan Provencal Robeline CDPs Point Place Vienna Bend Other unincorporated communities Ajax Allen Bellwood Bermuda Chestnut Chopin Cloutierville Creston Derry Fairview Acres Fairview Alpha‡ Flora Grand Ecore Kraft Marthaville Melrose Mink Readhimer Timon Wood Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v t e Municipalities and communities of Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States Parish seat: Coushatta Town Coushatta Villages Edgefield Hall Summit Martin Unincorporated communities East Point Fairview Alpha‡ Grand Bayou Hanna Harmon Lake End Liberty Mount Zion Piermont Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties