Welcome to Fairview ...

The city of Fairview is located in Sanpete County<1>.

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

Fairview was established in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fairview has a population of 1,363 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Fairview is 5,980 feet [1,823 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Fairview is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fairview lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fairview is located in the (435) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fairview had an population of 1,363 people. This is an increase of 9.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairview had a population of 1,247 people. This makes Fairview the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Fairview represents 0.05% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 138th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,247 people, the population of Fairview increased 7.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,160 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairview.

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Texas (16), 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.

• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
  • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
  • Fort Hambleton
  • Hambleton
  • Hambletowns Settlement
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Moroni
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni
  • Moroni is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moroni <5>
• Fountain Green
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
  • Fountain Green is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Green <5>
• Spring City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Spring City is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <5>
• Wales
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
  • Wales is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wales <5>
• Scofield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Scofield is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
• Beaver Dams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
  • Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
  • Beaver Dams has also been known as:
  • Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
• Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moroni Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
  • Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
• Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring City Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
  • Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
• Connellsville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Connellsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Emery 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.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairview. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairview.

We also 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fairview, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairview.

Adding Fairview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairview in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairview was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

We also found Fairview in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Utah: https://www.utah.gov/