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Fairview

Ghost town · Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Clintonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Clintonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairview is a ghost town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It is one of 7 former communities in Greenbrier County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 53 West Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairview as a historical populated place on the Rupert topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.9979° N, 80.7490° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRupert
Elevation2,410 ft
Nearest living townRainelle, WV
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1556278
Coordinates37.99789, -80.74898

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What's there now

Fairview is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rainelle, WV (population 1,334), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,410 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fairview?

Fairview is in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, at 37.9979, -80.7490.

How many ghost towns are in Greenbrier County?

Greenbrier County, West Virginia has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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