Fairpoint, Minnesota
Fairpoint | |
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Coordinates: 44°12′15″N 92°52′15″W / 44.20417°N 92.87083°WCoordinates: 44°12′15″N 92°52′15″W / 44.20417°N 92.87083°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 |
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.[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[]
- ^ "Domestic Names".
- ^ a b 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. ISBN 9780873513968. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Goodhue County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Domestic Names".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
Categories:
- Ghost towns in Minnesota