How can I learn where to put my fingers on my violin fingerboard?

Question:

How can I learn where to put my fingers on my violin fingerboard?

I just never seem to know the right place to put my fingers. I have a fingering chart but I don't seem to be able to produce the right sounds.
The main problem is that there is no violin teacher for miles aroun, so I'm using instructional videos. But how do I know where to put my fingers!
I feel really clumsy.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Are you saying that you don't know where 1st, 2nd, 3rd positions are on the string?

You need to be able to hear whether it's right or not.

Pick any string to play and play it without any fingering. Now using that first note as Doh, sing Doh Ray Me to yourself (like in the song from the Sound of Music). Now put your first finger down close to the beginning of the string and gradually move it up until you hear that you have the Ray sound. play the unfingered string then the 1st finger over and over until it sounds right. Do it a couple of times to be sure that you are hearing DOH RAY. Once you've got that sound, you know where the 1st position is. Then go on and add ME by putting down your second finger- there is usually a litte space between 1st and 2nd fingers (a little less than a finger sized space). The third finger is the easiest because it goes right next to the second finger without any space usually.

Good luck.
Here's a link to a book that you might find very helpful:
http://www.amazon.com/abcs-violin-absolu...