Welcome to Fairview ...
So far, we found very little information about Fairview. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fairview to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fairview, please Contact Us.
Fairview would have been located within present day Anderson County<2>.
The location of Fairview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairview, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fairview is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fairview was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Fairview (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Fairview would have been located in the (865) area code.
Websites for Fairview ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.andersoncountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fairview, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Fairview ...
While we believe that this Fairview is located in Anderson County, we know of another 27 Tennessee communities named Fairview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Bradley, Carroll, Carter, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Fentress, Gibson, Grainger, Greene, Hamilton, Lawrence, Macon, Madison, Marshall, McMinn, Meigs, Pickett, Putnam, Roane, Scott, Sullivan, Warren, Washington, Wayne and Williamson County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 277 communities that are also named Fairview - they are located in Alabama (20), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (9), British Columbia (2), California (7), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (10), Idaho (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (12), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri (8), Montana (2), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (7), New Mexico (2), New York (4), North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (12), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (6), Pennsylvania (18), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (3), Texas (16), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (5), West Virginia (10), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairview.
Communities near Fairview ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairview.
- Fraterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
- Farragut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
- Farragut is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <5>
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Lenoir City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
- Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <5>
- Aldenwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Harriman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
- Smithwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairview.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairview. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairview.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview. See our Newspapers Page for Fairview.
Adding Fairview to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fairview in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fairview post office opened in 1869.
We also found Fairview in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairview.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |