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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.

  • Granville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Granville is located in Mifflin County
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  • Anderson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
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  • Lewistown Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
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  • Lewistown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Strodes Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Strodes Mills is located in Mifflin County
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  • Horningford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Horningford is located in Mifflin County
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  • Longfellow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Longfellow is located in Mifflin County
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  • Walnut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Walnut is located in Juniata County
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  • Doyles Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
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  • Kishacoquillas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
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  • Yeagertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • McCoysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • McCoysville is located in Juniata County
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  • Reedsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Academia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Academia is located in Juniata County
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  • Maitland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maitland is located in Mifflin County
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  • Vira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vira is located in Mifflin County
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  • Belleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McVeytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mattawana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
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  • Reeds Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
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  • McCullochs Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
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  • Pleasant View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Juniata County
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  • Spruce Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
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  • Mifflin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Paintersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
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  • Honey Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
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  • Menno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Menno is located in Mifflin County
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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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