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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fairview had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Fairview had a population of 9,450 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Troutdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gresham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gresham is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <2>
- Powell Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washougal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Clarnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarnie is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarnie
- Russellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fern Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montavilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lents
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lents is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Home is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Proebstel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Latourell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sellwood is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
- Milwaukie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clackamas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Albina is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- East Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Portland is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
- South Portland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Portland was located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton was located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridal Veil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vancouver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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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