Wayfarrow

Fairview

Ghost town · Sarpy County, Nebraska

Cedar Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Cedar Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairview is a ghost town in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is one of 2 former communities in Sarpy County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairview as a historical populated place on the Cedar Creek 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 41.1000° N, 96.0503° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCedar Creek
Elevation1,160 ft
Nearest living townRichfield, NE
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1898122
Coordinates41.10000, -96.05029

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Fairview is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Richfield, NE (population 37), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,160 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Fairview?

Fairview is in Sarpy County, Nebraska, at 41.1000, -96.0503.

How many ghost towns are in Sarpy County?

Sarpy County, Nebraska has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.