Fairview Alpha is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Natchitoches and Red River parishes in the

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. At one time, it was known as Messick and Alpha.

History

According to the

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, 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".

Education

The community is served by the

Natchitoches Parish School Board Natchitoches Parish School Board (NPSB) is a school district headquartered in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. The current Superintendent is Dr. Grant Eloi. Schools PK-2 Schools L.P. Vaughn Elementary School(Natchitoches, Louisiana) ...

Transportation

U.S. highways

U.S. 71

U.S. 84

References

Unincorporated communities in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Red River Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Louisiana Populated places in Ark-La-Tex Populated places established in 1912 1912 establishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub