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.
- Slighs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Ella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Little Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pomaria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Ballentine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wallaceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville
- Jenkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Reuben ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reuben is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Leesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walton is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Silverstreet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Batesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Irmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <2>
- Dawkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dawkins is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawkins
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Bookman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bookman is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
- Strother
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Strother is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother
- Glymphville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Jalapa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jalapa is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
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. |