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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.

  • Chase City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Finneywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Drapersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Plantersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
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  • Wylliesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort Mitchell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort Mitchell is located in Charlotte County
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  • Skipwith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Muck Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Orgainville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Wightman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Rehoboth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County
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  • Laconia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Laconia is located in Charlotte County
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  • Jeffress
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Finchley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Boydton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilburn is located in Lunenburg County
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  • Ontario
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ontario is located in Charlotte County
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  • Antlers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • North View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North View is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Wattsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
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  • Baskerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Pleasant Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
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  • Saxe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Union Level
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Drakes Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mossingford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mossingford is located in Charlotte County
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  • Clover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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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