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 97 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.
- Broadfording
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Conococheague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Cearfoss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Welsh Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Huyett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claylick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maugansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clear Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Four Locks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Marlowe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marlowe is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mercersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Green Spring Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Williamsport Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Wingerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sylvan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Mercersburg Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mercersburg Junction is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg Junction
- Little Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Waters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Funkstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lemasters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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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