Welcome to Fairview ...

Fairview is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Fairview is located in Gaines County<1>.

The location of Fairview has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Fairview is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fairview is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fairview lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Fairview (for example, toward Hobbs (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

While we believe that this Fairview is located in Gaines County, we know of another 15 Texas communities named Fairview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Armstrong, Bailey, Bosque, Brazos, Cass, Collin, Hamilton, Harris, Hays, Hockley, Hood, Howard, Rusk, San Saba and Wilson County.

Beyond Texas, there are 277 communities that are also named Fairview - they are located in Alabama (20), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (9), British Columbia (2), California (7), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (10), Idaho (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (12), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri (8), Montana (2), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (7), New Mexico (2), New York (4), North Carolina (8), Nova Scotia, Ohio (12), Oklahoma, Ontario (7), Oregon (6), Pennsylvania (18), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (4), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (28), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (5), West Virginia (10), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairview.

Communities near Fairview ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairview.

• Seminole
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <4>
• Seagraves
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
  • Seagraves is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <4>
• Florey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey
  • Florey is located in Andrews County
• Loop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
  • Loop is located in Gaines County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <4>
• White City ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gaines County
• Shafter Lake ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Lake
  • Shafter Lake is located in Andrews County
• Wellman
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• Andrews
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Andrews County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Denver City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
  • Denver City is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver City <4>
• Frankel City ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankel City
  • Frankel City is located in Andrews County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairview. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairview.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview. See our Newspapers Page for Fairview.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairview ...

Looking for more information about Fairview? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairview, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairview.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/