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.
- Thom ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Lella ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Sac ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Colby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Blountville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Piney Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Childress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Mill Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Austin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Orebank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Fordtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Watauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Keenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |