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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Fairmont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Fairmont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Fairmont is located in Robeson County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Fairmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairmont:

  • Robeson County     (The home county of Fairmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Proctorville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • McDonald
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • McDonald is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Orrum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Raynham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Barnesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
    • Marietta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Lumberton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
    • Elrod
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County
    • Rowland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <2>
    • Allenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Robeson County
    • Alfordsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
    • Pembroke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Robeson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
    • Barker Ten Mile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker Ten Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
      • Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Butters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County
    • Bladenboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
      • Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <2>
    • Abbottsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
      • Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
    • Dublin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Tar Heel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Heel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Heel
      • Tar Heel is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tar Heel <2>
    • Clarkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
      • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
    • Ruskin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Bladen County
    • White Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabethtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
      • Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
    • Yorick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
      • Yorick is located in Bladen County
    • Mount Olive
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Bladen County
  • Columbus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Boardman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Fair Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Evergreen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
      • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County
    • Cerro Gordo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Mount Olive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
    • Cedar Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
    • Grist
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
      • Grist is located in Columbus County
    • Chadbourn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarendon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
    • Whiteville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cribb Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
    • Emerson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County
  • Hoke County
    • Dundarrach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundarrach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Hasty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County
    • East Laurinburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Laurinburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
      • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <2>
    • Crump Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
    • New Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Scotland County
    • Wagram
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
      • Wagram is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <2>
  • Dillon County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Lake View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
      • Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Dillon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <2>
    • Little Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Floydale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Minturn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Latta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
      • Latta is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <2>
  • Horry County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Green Sea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Finklea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Marion County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Nichols
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mullins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
      • Mullins is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <2>
    • Sellers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Marion County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Rains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Laughlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County (SC)
  • Marlboro County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
    • Clio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
    • McColl
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
      • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <2>
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • Tatum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
      • Tatum is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <2>
    • Blenheim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairmont, see our County-by-County Page for Fairmont.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fairmont ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmont.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fairmont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fairmont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fairmont.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Fairmont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fairmont:

Cemeteries Near Fairmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairmont.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.

  • Floyd Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Memorial Cemetery
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
  • Inman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
  • Prevatte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prevatte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prevatte Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
  • Worley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worley Cemetery
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    • Davis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Walters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Leggett Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leggett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leggett Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Fairmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairmont.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairmont, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.

  • Orrum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
    • Orrum is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Gaddysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaddysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
    • Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
  • Barnesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
    • Barnesville is located in Robeson County
  • Echo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Robeson County
  • Lumberton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
  • Lowe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
    • Lowe is located in Robeson County
  • Rowland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Rowland is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <2>
  • Moss Neck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
    • Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
  • Allenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
    • Allenton is located in Robeson County
  • Alfordsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
    • Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
  • Fair Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Evergreen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
    • Pates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
      • Pates is located in Robeson County
    • Dillon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairmont.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Robeson County: www.co.robeson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4981, Longitude: -79.1142    
<4>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 Fairmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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