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.
- Shamokin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
- Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <2>
- Cabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Gowen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
- Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
- Greenback
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Kulps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Excelsior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Yordy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Line Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Line Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Mountain
- Line Mountain is located in Northumberland County
- Sagon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Bear Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gap
- Bear Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Paxinos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxinos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxinos
- Paxinos is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxinos <2>
- Leck Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Pitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
- Pitman is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitman <2>
- Elysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
- Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <2>
- Farnsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farnsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County
- Trevorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevorton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevorton
- Trevorton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevorton <2>
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hepler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Kehler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Haas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Helfenstein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helfenstein have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helfenstein
- Helfenstein is located in Northumberland County
- Locust Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Alaska
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Strong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Greenbrier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Greenbrier is located in Northumberland County
- Rough and Ready
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Rough and Ready is located in Schuylkill County
- Deibler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Stonington is located in Northumberland County
- Seven Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
- Seven Points is located in Northumberland County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |