Fairview Cemetery reflects the heritage and history of the community, from unmarked graves and homemade concrete slabs to giant marble statuaries. Colonel J.H. Onstott, an early settler, donated land for the cemetery, though no records document the date, and in 1900 more than thirteen acres were purchased from Mrs. Georgia Sheets. From its inception in 1881 until 1952, the cemetery operated under the control and care of the city of Hubbard, and on January 9, 1952, the Fairview Cemetery Lot Owners Association was formed and incorporated. Under the association's guidance, endowment funds, memorial funds, planning, and exceptional care and maintenance preserve the cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of two year old Frank Ridge, who lived from 1846 to 1849. Many prominent settlers are buried here, including the first mayor of Hubbard, Frances A. Taulman, who lived from 1841 to 1910, and his son Joseph, who captured many of Hubbard's earliest photographs. Also buried here are Tris Speaker, the first Texan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and Russian immigrant, businessman, and benefactor Sam Tobolowsky. The cemetery is also the final resting place for veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Fairview Cemetery encompasses forty-three acres and around 7,000 graves, and its serene setting, with dozens of trees, ornamental plantings, curbing, and graveled drives, provides a final resting place for a multi-generational, religious, and ethnically diverse population.