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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fairmont had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.

• Del Sur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Del Sur is located in Los Angeles County
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• Neenach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Neenach is located in Los Angeles County
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• Lancaster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155,822 people
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• Rosamond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosamond is located in Kern County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <2>
• Castaic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Castaic is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castaic <2>
• Palmdale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
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• Honby
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Honby is located in Los Angeles County
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• Lang
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Lang is located in Los Angeles County
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• Russ
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Russ is located in Los Angeles County
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• Acton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Acton is located in Los Angeles County
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• Alpine ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpine is located in Los Angeles County
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• Harold
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harold is located in Los Angeles County
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• Saugus
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Saugus is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugus <2>
• Ravenna
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravenna is located in Los Angeles County
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• Vincent
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Vincent is located in Los Angeles County
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• Newhall
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Newhall is located in Los Angeles County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newhall <2>
• Mojave
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mojave is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mojave <2>
• Tehachapi
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Tehachapi is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehachapi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,746 people
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