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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairview had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2021, Fairview had a population of 373 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview, with the one closest to Fairview listed first.
- McClellan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McClellan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan
- Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Miracle Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoodsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Mannington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Hagans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jakes Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jakes Run is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Run
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barrackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wadestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bula is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Festus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Festus is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Thoburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thoburn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoburn
- Hoult
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoult is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult
- Montana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Rivesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Blacksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blacksville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Everson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Everson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
- Monongah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Fairmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palatine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Worley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worley is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley
- Pentress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brave is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brave
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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