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.
- Manitou Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivywild
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ivywild is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
- Colorado Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
- Former names for Colorado Springs:
- El Paso
- Fountain Colony
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <2>
- Lake George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canon City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kelker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kelker is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
- Parkdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Pikeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeview is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
- Brookside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Widefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chandler ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Rockvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elsmere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elsmere is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Coal Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buttes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buttes is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttes
- Monument
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Palmer Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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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