Welcome to Fairview ...

The town of Fairview is located in Lincoln 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 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairview has a population of 79 people<3> (see below for details).

Fairview is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Fairview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fairview lies within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairview had an population of 79 people. This is an increase of 31.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairview had a population of 60 people. This makes Fairview the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 60 people, the population of Fairview decreased 36.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 94 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairview.

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

While we believe that this Fairview is located in Lincoln County, we know of another 2 South Dakota communities named Fairview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kingsbury and Pennington County.

Beyond South Dakota, 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), Indiana (5), 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), 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.

• Sioux Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Center
  • Sioux Center is located in Sioux County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Center <5>
• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Rock Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Rock Valley is located in Sioux County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Valley <5>
• Canton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Hawarden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
  • Hawarden is located in Sioux County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <5>
• Hull
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Sioux County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <5>
• Beresford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Former name for Beresford:
  • Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <5>
• Worthing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
  • Worthing is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <5>
• Larchwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
  • Larchwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larchwood <5>
• Inwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Inwood is located in Lyon County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inwood <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fairview, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Fairview post office opened in 1869.

We also found Fairview in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 South Dakota: sd.gov/