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 90 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.
- Redkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Parker City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Millgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Como is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shideler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Royerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Ridertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Bluff Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Pony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Muncie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
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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