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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 West Fairview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Fairview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Fairview listed first.

  • Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit is located in Boyd County
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  • Ashland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cliffside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cliffside is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
  • Coal Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Meads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Meads is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
  • Normal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Normal is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Sheridan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Forestdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Ironton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
  • Cannonsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
  • Danleyton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Danleyton is located in Greenup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
  • Princess
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Princess is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
  • Hanging Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Kenova
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Kenova is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kenova
  • South Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hecla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hecla is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
  • Kenova
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <2>
  • Wurtland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wurtland is located in Greenup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Coalton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalton is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
  • Mavity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mavity is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
  • Ceredo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ceredo is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <2>
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Rock Camp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
  • Kitts Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
  • Argillite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 West Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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