From Names and Places in Nova Scotia: FAIRVIEW, Halifax County
A suburb located on the south west side of Bedford Basin about three miles from the business section of Halifax City. When German settlers took up residence in this area in July, 1751, they named it Westermolt, or Westernwold, "western forest." The English speaking people called it Dutch Village from the German word for German people , " Deutsche." The names of these families were Deal, Frederick. Gebhardt, Hiltz,Hirshmann, Meisner, Mirokel (Merkel), Shaffner, Schmidt, Schultz, Westhoefer (Westhaver), Winter, and Wentzel. The name " Three Mile House" was also applied to the area because of the Inn of that name. The hill behind was called Geizer's Hill from a German family in the district. The origin of the name "Fairview" was the Fairview cemetary in Halifax. but it was not officially applied to the village until sometime before 1941, the first time it appeared in the Federal census. Previously, the village was included in the area known as North West Arm.
St. John's Chapel of Ease was built about 1842 , in what is now Halifax City. The new St John's Anglican church was opened on a new site and dedicated on February 26,1960. St. Lawrence's Roman Catholic Church was begun on August 10,1947, being blessed on October 10,1948. St. Pius X Roman Catholic church and school was opened May 14, 1960. The new Fairview United church was opened on January 3, 1960. The Church of Christ building was formally opened on November 11,1962, while the Fairview Bible Chapel was opened and dedicated on March 20,1960. A Centennial Arena was constructed in 1966/67. Fairview school was built in 1945. Hfx West Municipal High School was completed in 1958. The new St. Pius X Roman Catholic parochial school opened in August ,1960. A new junior high school for Fairview -Rockingham was begun in 1965.

The Halifax Golf and Country Club moved to the golf course at Ashburn in 1923. The population of Fairview is largely composed of people working in the metropolitan area of Hfx-Dartmouth, or those engaged in meeting the merchandizing needs of the community. By 1941 there were 1,436 people. *Note: It became 1,437 on Christmas Day 1941 when my mother came home from the hospital with me! Paul David William Crawford.