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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.

  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Unionville is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Hoods ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
  • Pioneer Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
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  • Furrs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
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  • Mint Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Indian Trail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stouts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stouts is located in Union County
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  • Matthews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kingwood ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Georgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
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  • Olive Branch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Olive Branch is located in Union County
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  • Harrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Sardis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Rock Rest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rock Rest is located in Union County
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  • Monteith ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Newell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Bloomington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington is located in Stanly County
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  • Mount Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Derita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Derita is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Charlotte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Concord
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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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