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.
- Double Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbank is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marylee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Nesmith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Kinlock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinlock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlock
- Pebble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Upshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Saragossa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Edgil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- South Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Haleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ardell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Crane Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thornhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Gamble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Jones' Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Kansas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Carbon Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
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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