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Welcome to Fairview ...

So far, we found very little information about Fairview. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fairview to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fairview, please Contact Us.


Fairview would have been located within present day Greenbrier County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fairview is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fairview is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Fairview was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Fairview was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Fairview ...

While we believe that this Fairview is located in Greenbrier County, we know of another 9 West Virginia communities named Fairview. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hancock, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Mingo, Putnam, Randolph, Wetzel and Wood County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (5), 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.

  • Fayetteville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Richwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Alderson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rupert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Thurmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Crichton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
  • Maywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maywood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Bellwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellwood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood

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.

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairview area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Fairview area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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