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.
- Bayview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bayview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Seaview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seaview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Cape Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dalbys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dalbys is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbys
- Cherrystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Cheapside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cheapside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Capeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eastville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shadyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Machipongo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Birdsnest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Marionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Nassawadox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Franktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Broadwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwater is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
- Jamesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- New Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hadlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hadlock is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
- Wardtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Laban
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- Exmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Wharf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Davis Wharf is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
- Diggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Haywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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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