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History · Fairview Beach

Fairview Beach’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fairview Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fairview Beach had a population of 376.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 391 to 376 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 2002.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fairview Beach yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fairview Beach, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Fairview Beach is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fairview Beach has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Eagle's Nest in Fairview Beach, 1.6 miles away.

Fairview Beach and the nearest listed places

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Eagle's NestMarmionRokebyLamb's Creek ChurchPowhatan Rural Historic DistrictCleydael

Closest to Fairview Beach

Eagle's NestFairview Beach · Building1.6miMarmionFairview Beach · Building2.1miRokebyKing George · Building3.9miLamb's Creek ChurchPassapatanzy · Building4.7miPowhatan Rural Historic DistrictKing George · District5.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Eagle's Nest’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Fairview Beach?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Fairview Beach’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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