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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Fairview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fairview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.

  • Alberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberton is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
  • Damascus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Damascus is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Coffee Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Marl
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Marl is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Curtis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Curtis is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Elba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
  • Edwardsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Clintonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clintonville is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  • Green Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Green Bay is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  • Opine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Opine is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
  • Geneva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Level Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Vaughanville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
  • Highfalls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Highfalls is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
  • Tabernacle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Wiggins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wiggins is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Clayhatchee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • High Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • High Bluff is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
  • Daleville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bullock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Rose Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Florala
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Dundee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dundee is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Izagora
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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