Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
| Fairview, Brazos County, Texas | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 30°39′8″N 96°26′7″W / 30.65222°N 96.43528°W / 30.65222; -96.43528 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Brazos |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 979 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1357171 |
Fairview is an unincorporated community in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, no population estimates were available for the community in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
History
Prior to the official establishment of Fairview in the 1930s, it was a Black farming. A Baptist church was established in 1945. There were no population estimates available for the community in 2000.
Geography
Fairview is located on Texas State Highway 21, 4 mi (6.4 km) southwest of downtown Bryan in western Brazos County.
Education
A school was established here in the early 1930s. Local settler Evelyn Hall named it Fairview, and it was eventually converted into a community centre. Today, the community is served by the College Station Independent School District.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairview, Brazos County, Texas
- ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. "Fairview, TX (Brazos County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
| Municipalities and communities of Brazos County, Texas, United States | ||
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| County seat: Bryan | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place has portions in adjacent county or counties | |