Fairpoint, Minnesota
Fairpoint is a ghost town in Cherry Grove Township, Goodhue County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[2]
Fairpoint | |
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  Fairpoint  Fairpoint | |
| Coordinates: 44°12′15″N 92°52′15″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Goodhue |
| Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55946 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
History
Fairpoint was platted as a small village in 1857.[2] A post office was established at Fairpoint from 1857 to 1861,[3] and was reestablished in 1865 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[4] The Fairpoint cemetery remains today.[5]
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 60 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
References
- https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:2064881,Fairpoint%20Post%20Office%20(historical)
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 206.
- Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names (3rd ed.). Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 210. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- "Goodhue County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:643502,Fairpoint%20Cemetery
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
Municipalities and communities of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Minnesota highlighting Goodhue County | |
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| Indian reservation | ||
| Ghost towns/Neighborhoods | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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