Welcome to Fairview ...

Fairview is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Fairview is 8,680 feet [2,646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fairview is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fairview lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fairview: 719

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

While we believe that this Fairview is located in Custer County, we know of another 3 Colorado communities named Fairview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Adams, Montrose and Teller County.

Beyond Colorado, 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), 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), 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.

• Silver Cliff
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
  • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <4>
• Rye
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Rye is located in Pueblo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
• Beulah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Pueblo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
• Beulah Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
  • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
• Greenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Custer County
• Wetmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <4>
• Querida ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
  • Querida is located in Custer County
  • Querida has also been known as:
  • Bassick
  • Querida Junction
• Rosita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
  • Rosita is located in Custer County
• Siloam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
• Colorado City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County

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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Fairview post office opened in 1882.

We also found Fairview in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/