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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.

  • Monkland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Monkland is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • De Moss Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
  • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
  • Moro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moro is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
  • Wasco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ajax ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ajax is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
  • Rutledge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rutledge is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Grass Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rufus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Biggs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
  • Clem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Clem is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
  • Olex
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
  • Kent
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Igo ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Igo is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
  • Arlington
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Nansene
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
  • Condon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldendale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Dot
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Dot is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
  • Dufur
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Blockhouse
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse

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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