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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.

  • Mason Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mason Hall is located in Obion County
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  • Kenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenton is located in Obion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Yorkville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Yorkville is located in Gibson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Rutherford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trimble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Trimble is located in Dyer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Dyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyer is located in Gibson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
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  • Crockett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Crockett is located in Obion County
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  • Obion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Obion is located in Obion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Newbern
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tatumville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tatumville is located in Dyer County
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  • Moffatt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Moffatt is located in Obion County
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  • Glass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glass is located in Obion County
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  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Obion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
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  • Mount Pelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
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  • Rives
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rives is located in Obion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Sharon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Elbridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elbridge is located in Obion County
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  • RoEllen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • RoEllen is located in Dyer County
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  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lane is located in Dyer County
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  • Stokes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokes is located in Dyer County
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  • Bradford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardner is located in Weakley County
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  • Terrell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrell is located in Weakley County
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  • Hornbeak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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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