Welcome to Fairview ...

Fairview is located in Switzerland County<1>.

The location of Fairview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Fairview is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairview lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fairview is within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

While we believe that this Fairview is located in Switzerland County, we know of another 4 Indiana communities named Fairview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fayette, Marion, Randolph and Washington County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 277 communities that are also named Fairview - they are located in Alabama (20), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (9), British Columbia (2), California (7), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (10), Idaho (4), Illinois (4), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (12), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri (8), Montana (2), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (7), New Mexico (2), New York (4), North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (12), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (6), Pennsylvania (18), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (28), Texas (16), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (5), West Virginia (10), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairview.

Communities near Fairview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairview.

• Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Carrollton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Aurora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
• Rising Sun
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <4>
• Versailles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Milan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Warsaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Gallatin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Vevay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
  • Vevay is located in Switzerland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <4>
• Dillsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
  • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairview. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairview.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview. See our Newspapers Page for Fairview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairview ...

Looking for more information about Fairview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairview.

Adding Fairview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fairview post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov