Fairview, Brazos County, Texas

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Fairview, Brazos County, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°39′8″N96°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 ID1357171 [1]

Fairview is an unincorporated community in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] 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.

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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. [2]

Geography

Fairview is located on Texas State Highway 21, 4 mi (6.4 km) southwest of downtown Bryan in western Brazos County. [2]

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. [2] Today, the community is served by the College Station Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairview, Brazos County, Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Jasinski, Laurie E. "Fairview, TX (Brazos County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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