Fairview, Brazos County, Texas

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 ID	1357171 [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.

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.

References

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