Fairview, Texas: A Historical Overview of the Rural Community
Published: July 8, 2005
Updated: August 2, 2020
Fairview is a rural community located on State Highway 21 about four miles southwest of downtown Bryan in western Brazos County. An African-American farming settlement had existed there for several decades by the early 1930s when a school was established. Resident Evelyn Hall suggested the name of Fairview for the school. In 1945 Fairview Baptist Church was established, and a church building was constructed the following year. In the mid-1900s the two-room school operated as a day care center after students were bussed to nearby Bryan. The community also had a grocery store operated by Allen Smothers. By the late 1900s the school building was used as a community center. No population estimates were available for Fairview in 2000.
Bibliography:
Glenna Fourman Brundidge, Brazos County History: Rich Past—Bright Future (Bryan, Texas: Family History Foundation, 1986).
Places:
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Laurie E. Jasinski, “Fairview, TX (Brazos County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/fairview-tx-brasos-county-brazos-county.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
TID:
HRF66
- July 8, 2005
- August 2, 2020
