Fairview Ohio Map

About Fairview, Ohio

Fairview is a locality in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 67. The population density is 64.5 people per km². Fairview is located at 40.0573°N, 81.2349°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45693, 43701, 43736.

Fairview occupies a quiet expanse of the Ohio landscape, characterized by the steady, unadorned rise of Buck Ridge just a mile to the east. It lies 31.3 miles northeast of Ironton, OH (from Ironton, OH: bearing 47°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Point Pleasant. The land here holds a particular quality of light at dusk, when the shadows from the ridge stretch thin and long across the open fields, turning the soil a deep, bruised purple. A mile away, Chickamauga Creek cuts a deliberate path through the earth, its movement marked by the persistent, low hum of water against stone. Two miles to the north, the surface of Carter and Evans Lake remains still, acting as a dark mirror for the heavy, low-hanging clouds that often drift across the horizon. The air carries the scent of damp loam and cooling minerals, a reminder that the deep, ancient roots of the Appalachian foothills exert a silent pressure on the character of the terrain.

Fairview maintains a rhythm dictated by the land and the seasonal cycles that define the local economy. The proximity of the Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds serves as a focal point for communal life, where the labor of the harvest and the rearing of livestock are transformed into a shared, recurring event. While the sprawling expanse of the Wayne National Forest - Ironton Ranger District sits seventeen miles away, the influence of the wider region’s industrial history persists in the deliberate, measured pace of those who work the land. Residents sometimes venture four miles toward the sheltered depths of Liddy Hollow or follow the Natural Gorge Trail seven miles out to find a reprieve from the daily grind. Life in Fairview continues with a quiet tenacity, shaped by the weight of the ridge and the slow, inexorable flow of the nearby creek, keeping the inhabitants grounded to the rhythm of the changing seasons.

About This Fairview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairview, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.057349, -81.234939. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fairview includes the ZIP code (45693, 43701, 43736), telephone area code (740), county seat of Gallia County (Gallipolis), and school district assignment (East Guernsey Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.