Fairview, Kentucky

Fairview is a Todd county town on the boundary with Christian county. It is about nine miles west of Elkton and about 11 miles east of Hopkinsville. It was founded about 1793 by Samuel Davis and became known as Davisburg. His son, Jefferson Davis, who became president of the Confederate States of America, was born here in 1808 and is commemorated by the Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site. The settlement was also known as Georgetown for tavern keeper George Nichols. It took the name Fairview in 1846.

Fairview was incorporated in 1846, but was later dissolved.

The Davisburg post office opened in 1802 and closed in 1810. The Fairview post office opened in 1846. The post offices moved several times and were located in both counties at different times.

The population of the Fairview Census Designated Place was 286 in 2010, with about two thirds on the Christian county side.

The Jefferson Davis monument in Fairview was completed in 1924. The 351-foot tall obelisk is made of concrete that was produced on the site and rests on a foundation of local limestone.

There are other places named Fairview in Kentucky, including the city of Fairview in Kenton county.

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