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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.

  • Light ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Light is located in Wayne County
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  • Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
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  • Pruitton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Iron City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Iron City is located in Lawrence County
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  • Wayland Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
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  • Webster ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
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  • Cypress Inn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
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  • Cloverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Saint Joseph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Green Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Westpoint
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
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  • Pinkney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
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  • Victory ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Victory is located in Wayne County
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  • Bailey Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Moon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Moon is located in Wayne County
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  • Kendell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kendell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Saint Florian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Weatherford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Weatherford is located in Wayne County
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  • Mars Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Belew ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Loretto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Knob Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
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  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
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  • Busby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Busby is located in Lawrence 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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