Fairpoint, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:Fairpoint
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Goodhue
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1171
Coordinates:44.2042°N -92.8708°W[1]
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:55946
Area Code:507
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID

Fairpoint is a ghost town in Cherry Grove Township, Goodhue County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[2]

History

Fairpoint was platted as a small village in 1857. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic Names.
  2. Book: Upham, Warren. Warren Upham

    . Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 206.

  3. Book: Upham . Warren . Minnesota Place Names . 2001 . Minnesota Historical Society Press . Minnesota . 210 . 9780873513968 . 3rd . 4 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Goodhue County . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Domestic Names.