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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.

  • Geiger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Geiger is located in Somerset County
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  • Coleman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman is located in Somerset County
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  • Friedens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Somerset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shanksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shamrock is located in Somerset County
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  • Shober
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shober is located in Somerset County
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  • Beachdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Beachdale is located in Somerset County
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  • Mineral Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Spring is located in Somerset County
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  • Pine Hill Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hill Station is located in Somerset County
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  • Gideon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gideon is located in Somerset County
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  • Downey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Downey is located in Somerset County
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  • Mostoller
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mostoller is located in Somerset County
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  • Husband
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Husband is located in Somerset County
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  • Pine Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hill is located in Somerset County
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  • Glade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Glade is located in Somerset County
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  • Lambertsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
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  • Boone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Boone is located in Somerset County
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  • Sipesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sipesville is located in Somerset County
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  • Stoystown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lavansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lavansville is located in Somerset County
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  • Gebhart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gebhart is located in Somerset County
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  • Rockwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garrett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hays Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hays Mill is located in Somerset County
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  • Buckstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckstown is located in Somerset County
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  • Edie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edie is located in Somerset 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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