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 Fairview had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fairview had a population of 81 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- Beloit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alvord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alcester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hawarden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Perkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Worthing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Larchwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Granite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Beresford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hull is located in Sioux County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- Ireton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shindler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benclare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Benclare is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benclare
- Big Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rowena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Emmet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- East Sioux Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sioux Falls
- Chatsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Rapids
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
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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