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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fairfax had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Fairfax had a population of 1,622 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairfax, with the one closest to Fairfax listed first.
- Brunson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crocketville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ulmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Luray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Varnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peeples ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peeples is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
- Almeda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Almeda is located in Hampton County
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- Estill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Islandton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Horsegall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Horsegall is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
- Cummings
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings is located in Hampton County
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- Govan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scotia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Early Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Snelling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven
(23 miles [37 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 Fairfax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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