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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.

  • Martin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
  • Salubrity ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Salubrity is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
  • Oakway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
  • Retreat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Retreat is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Red Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Shoal Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shoal Creek is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
  • Westminster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Play
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Carnesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bowersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reed Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Reed Creek is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
  • Townville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Seneca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
  • Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Battle Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • West Union
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tugaloo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
  • Jewelville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewelville is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
  • Royston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Longcreek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Cromers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cromers is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
  • Eagle Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Grove is located in Hart County
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  • Hartwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Andersonville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Tallulah Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Turnerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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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