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.
- Plato
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plato is located in Carter County
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- Limestone Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Backwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Hopson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Blevins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
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- Gap Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
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- White Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
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- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marbleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
- Burbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
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- Heaton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Valley Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
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- Okolona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
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- Unicoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Roan Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milligan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
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- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
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- Shell Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County (NC)
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- Elizabethton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Relief
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Carnegie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
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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