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.
- Kenmore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Great Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Cropley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Great Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Lewinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Cabin John
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Leighs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leighs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs
- Dranesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
- Dunn Loring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Travilah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Herndon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Oakton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merrifield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Darnestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethesda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Hunting Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Daysville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daysville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
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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