Fairview, Brazos County, Texas
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
Fairview was established as a Black farming community in the 1930s and lasted for several decades. A Baptist church was established in 1945 and was built that next year. Allen Smothers was the owner of a grocery store in the mid-20th century. 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. The school building had two rooms and operated as a daycare center. Students were then bused to schools in Bryan. By the end of the decade [which?], it became a community center.[2] Today, the community is served by the College Station Independent School District.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairview, Brazos County, Texas
- ^ a b c Jasinski, Laurie E. "Fairview, TX (Brazos County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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