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.
- Thorn Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Tate Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
- Bean Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Noeton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Noeton is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noeton
- Marshalls Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Mooresburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Xenophon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Yellow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
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- Turley Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turley Mills is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Mills
- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Ritchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Bright ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
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- Galbraith Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Rutledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sneedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Alanthus Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Lee Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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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