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.
- Nantahala
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hewitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Aquone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Stecoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tuskeegee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Robbinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Leatherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tusquitee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Shooting Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Marble
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whittier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cullasaja
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Wilmot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Otto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birdtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
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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