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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.

  • Lavonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salubrity ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Salubrity is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
  • Carnesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bowersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Red Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Shoal Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Shoal Creek is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
  • Royston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Cromers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cromers is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
  • Eagle Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Grove is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
  • Ashland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Fair Play
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jewelville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jewelville is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
  • Fort Lamar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
  • Madison Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
    • Former name for Madison Springs:
    • Alexanderville
  • Hartwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Reed Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reed Creek is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
  • Erastus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Erastus is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
  • Arp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arp is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Oakway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
  • Bowman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Retreat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Retreat is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Ila
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ila is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ila
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ila <2>
  • Amandaville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Amandaville is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
  • Oak Bower ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak Bower is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
  • Andersonville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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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