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.
- Dillon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barretts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
- Apex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apex is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Dalys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalys is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalys
- Argenta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Argenta is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Grayling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grayling is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayling
- Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bannack ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bannack is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannack
- Laurin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurin is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Bridges
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Former names for Virginia City:
- Varina
- Verina
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <2>
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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