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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairview had a population of 263 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Stone City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anamosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paralta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paralta is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paralta
- Morley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Langworthy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waubeek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Olin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prairieburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Castle Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Grove
- Bertram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bertram is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Scotch Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Argand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stanwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Junction Switch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Junction Switch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Switch
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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