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Welcome to Fairview Junction ...

Fairview Junction is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairview Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fairview Junction: Fairview Jct. (or less commonly used: Fairview Jctn.)

Fairview Junction is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fairview Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fairview Junction: 701

Communities near Fairview Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairview Junction.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairview Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairview Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairview Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairview Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Fairview Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairview Junction ...

Looking for more information about Fairview Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairview Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairview Junction.

Adding Fairview Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairview Junction in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairview Junction was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Fairview Junction on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairview Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairview Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.