According to the United States Geological Survey, Fairview Alpha 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]
fairview, alpha, louisiana, fairview, alpha, unincorporated, community, natchitoches, river, parishes, state, louisiana, time, known, messick, alpha, fairview, alphaunincorporated, communityfairview, alphashow, louisianafairview, alphashow, united, statescoord. Fairview Alpha is an 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 Fairview AlphaUnincorporated communityFairview AlphaShow map of LouisianaFairview AlphaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 31 58 16 N 93 11 12 W 31 97111 N 93 18667 W 31 97111 93 18667 1 CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaParishNatchitoches Red RiverTime zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT GNIS feature ID541142 1 Contents 1 History 2 Education 3 Transportation 3 1 U S highways 4 ReferencesHistory editAccording to the United States Geological Survey Fairview Alpha 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 Education editThe community is served by the Natchitoches Parish School Board Transportation editU S highways edit nbsp U S 71 nbsp U S 84References edit a b c Fairview Alpha Louisiana Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior nbsp This Louisiana state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fairview Alpha Louisiana amp oldid 1166998210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,