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 24 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.
- Bearwallow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swannanoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Busbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bat Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Chimney Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Grace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Murphy Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- West Asheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mills River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 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 Fairview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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