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.
- New Germany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Bittinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Avilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Engle Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Engle Mill is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Mill
- Windom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Warnocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
- West Virginia Central Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westernport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Carlos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Borden Shaft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- West Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Hoyes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hoyes is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
- Savage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Savage is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Chaffee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Shaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Vale Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
- Frostburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
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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