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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.

  • Karns City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Petrolia
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Petrolia is located in Butler County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Bruin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bruin is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Hooker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hooker is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Millerstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Millerstown is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
  • Chicora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kaylor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
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  • West Monterey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Monterey is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monterey
  • Greece City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greece City is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
  • Bradys Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
  • Queenstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Upper Hillville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Upper Hillville is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hillville
  • Dutch Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Hill is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
  • Argentine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Argentine is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
  • Hilliards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Oakland is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
  • Saint Joe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Joe is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Adams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams is located in Armstrong County
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  • East Brady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sarah Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
  • Rattigan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rattigan is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattigan
  • Eau Claire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Phillipston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
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  • Catfish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Catfish is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Bela
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bela is located in Clarion County
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  • West Freedom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Freedom is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
  • Six Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Six Points is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
  • Moniteau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moniteau is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moniteau
  • West Sunbury
    (8 miles [12.9 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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