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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.

  • Pendergrass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pond Fork ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
  • Candler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Candler is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
  • Hoschton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Chestnut Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jarrett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jarrett is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
  • Marcus ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marcus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Constantine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Constantine is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Grapevine ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Dry Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
  • Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flowery Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Maysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gillsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Absalom ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Absalom is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
  • Apple Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Oscarville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
  • Buford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
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  • Bellton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bellton is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
  • Lula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Talasee ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Talasee is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
    • Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
  • Clarksboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro

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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