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.
- Dagus Mines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
- Kersey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kylers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
- Weedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daguscahonda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daguscahonda is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daguscahonda
- Brandy Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brandy Camp is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Camp
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Challenge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Challenge is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Tyler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tyler is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Benezette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Penfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rathbun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbun is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Johnsonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
- Whistletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whistletown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistletown
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rolfe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rolfe is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
- Glen Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Hazel is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Winterburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
- Ketner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ketner is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketner
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Truman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Truman is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Beechwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
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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