Welcome to Fairview ...

Fairview is located in Montrose 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fairview is 6,130 feet [1,868 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fairview is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Fairview: (970)

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

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

• Montrose
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Olathe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olathe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Montrose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Crawford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
• Vernal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
  • Vernal is located in Montrose County
• Uncompahgre
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncompahgre
  • Uncompahgre is located in Montrose County
• Colona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Ouray County
• Cimarron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
  • Cimarron is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <4>
• Eldredge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldredge
  • Eldredge is located in Ouray County
• Maher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher
  • Maher is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maher <4>
• Lazear
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazear
  • Lazear is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazear <4>

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 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 Montrose County: www.co.montrose.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/