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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.

  • Little Crab
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Crab is located in Fentress County
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  • Pall Mall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Travisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Travisville is located in Pickett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Boatland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Boatland is located in Fentress County
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  • Chanute
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chanute is located in Pickett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
  • Byrdstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Allardt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wirmingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wirmingham is located in Overton County
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  • Sunnybrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County (KY)
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  • Huntersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntersville is located in Clinton County (KY)
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  • Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
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  • Monroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nettle Carrier ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nettle Carrier is located in Overton County
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  • Poteet ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Poteet is located in Overton County
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  • Savage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Savage is located in Clinton County (KY)
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  • Powersburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Powersburg is located in Wayne County (KY)
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  • Armathwaite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
  • Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Albany is located in Clinton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
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  • Mount Pisgah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
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  • Gapcreek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gapcreek is located in Wayne County (KY)
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  • Oakley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakley is located in Overton County
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  • Cartwright
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cartwright is located in Clinton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Keese ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Keese is located in Fentress County
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  • Banner Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Banner Springs is located in Fentress County
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  • Tinch ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tinch is located in Fentress County
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  • Boiling ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boiling is located in Fentress County
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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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