Welcome to Fairview ...

Fairview is primarily located in Allegany County<1>. A portion of Fairview extends into Cattaraugus County.

The location of Fairview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Fairview is 1,990 feet [607 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairview lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

While we believe that this Fairview is located in Allegany County, we know of another 3 New York communities named Fairview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dutchess, Westchester and Wyoming County.

Beyond New York, there are 277 communities that are also named Fairview - they are located in Alabama (20), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (9), British Columbia (2), California (7), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (10), Idaho (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (12), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri (8), Montana (2), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (7), New Mexico (2), North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (12), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (6), Pennsylvania (18), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (28), Texas (16), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (5), West Virginia (10), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairview.

Communities near Fairview ...

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

• Springville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Arcade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Franklinville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Cuba
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Delevan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Castile
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
  • Castile is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
• Angelica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Angelica is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>
• Silver Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <4>
• Fillmore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <4>
• Pike
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Pike is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike <4>

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairview.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairview. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairview ...

Looking for more information about Fairview? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairview.

Adding Fairview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairview 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 was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/