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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.

  • Carroll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Carroll is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Oakfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakfield is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Medina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Humboldt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gibson is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • West
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • Gadsden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gadsden is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Spring Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fruitland is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Lavinia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Milan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Claybrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Claybrook is located in Madison County
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  • Law
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Law is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law
  • Gibson Wells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibson Wells is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Wells
  • Bells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bells is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
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  • Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • McHaney ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • McHaney is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
  • Cedar Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Malesus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Malesus is located in Madison County
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  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitthorne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
  • Alamo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Alamo is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
  • Neely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Neely is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely
  • Beech Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • White Fern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Fern is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
  • Brazil
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brazil is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil

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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