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Fairview

Ghost town · Cedar County, Missouri

Caplinger Mills quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:24,000)
Caplinger Mills quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairview is a ghost town in Cedar County, Missouri. It is one of 3 former communities in Cedar County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 69th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairview as a historical populated place on the Caplinger Mills 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 37.8125° N, 93.8691° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCaplinger Mills
Elevation831 ft
Nearest living townStockton, MO
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID754350
Coordinates37.81254, -93.86910

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What's there now

Fairview is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stockton, MO (population 2,018), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 831 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 Cedar County, Missouri, at 37.8125, -93.8691.

How many ghost towns are in Cedar County?

Cedar County, Missouri has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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