Fairview

Near this crossroads was once the flourishing community of Fairview. The village began shortly after the Civil War, when Henry Hudson opened a store on the Old Oakville Road. A post office was established in the store in 1868. Fairview grew to include homes, churches, doctors' offices, a blacksmith shop, cotton gin, public school, Masonic Lodge, and telephone exchange. The area's economy was based on agriculture, and the main crop was cotton. The advent of the boll weevil and other pests which attacked the cotton crop played a large part in the eventual decline of the town following World War I. Fairview was the hometown of twenty-seven Texas peace officers, including twenty Texas Rangers. Among the Rangers was Frank Hamer (1884-1955), who is best remembered for his role in pursuing notorious Depression-era outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Still remaining and in use in the area is the Fairview Cemetery, originally called the Rock Church Cemetery due to its position next to a Methodist church built in the 1870s. With grave markers dating from the 1860s, it is one of the few remaining physical reminders of the town. (1988)

Fairview is a historical marker in Floresville, Wilson County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Wilson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 100 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.1144, -98.3249 near Floresville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fairview Methodist Church (historical marker), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fairview Cemetery, Pearce-Maxwell Cemetery, and Burrow Grave(s).

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5493001550. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.