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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.

  • Cute ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cute is located in Meigs County
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  • Breedenton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Breedenton is located in Meigs County
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  • Decatur
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sewee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sewee is located in Meigs County
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  • Fiketon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fiketon is located in McMinn County
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  • Goodfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodfield is located in Meigs County
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  • Cotton Port ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
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  • Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
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  • Surprise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Euchee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Euchee is located in Meigs County
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  • Regret ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Regret is located in McMinn County
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  • Pineland ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineland is located in Meigs County
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  • Mount Verd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
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  • Spring City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Evensville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Evensville is located in Rhea County
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  • Beta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beta is located in Meigs County
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  • Lorraine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lorraine is located in Rhea County
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  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prigmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Prigmore is located in McMinn County
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  • Erie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Erie is located in Loudon County
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  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Folger is located in McMinn County
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  • Riceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Grandview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Reagan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reagan is located in McMinn County
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  • Dayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Big Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Spring is located in Meigs County
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  • Lamontville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lamontville is located in McMinn County
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  • Roddy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Roddy is located in Rhea 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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