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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.

  • Rusk ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rusk was located in Surry County
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  • Crutchfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crutchfield is also located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
  • Copeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Copeland is also located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Dobson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dobson is also located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
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  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockford is also located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Boonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elkin Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkin Valley is also located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
  • Elkin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elkin is also located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <2>
  • Richmond Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • State Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Poindexter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
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  • Siloam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Siloam is also located in Surry County
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  • Ash Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ash Hill is also located in Surry County
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  • White Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • White Plains is also located in Surry County
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  • Rena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rena is located in Yadkin County
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  • Ararat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Shoals was located in Surry County
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  • Benham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Benham is located in Wilkes County
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  • Pine Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Ridge is also located in Surry County
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  • Longtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
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  • Forbush
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Forbush is located in Yadkin County
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  • Shoals
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shoals is also located in Surry County
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  • Ladonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladonia is also located in Surry County
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  • Swan Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
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  • Round Peak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Round Peak is also located in Surry County
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  • Mount Airy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Devotion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Devotion is also located in Surry County
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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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