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Ghost town in Minnesota

Ghost town in Minnesota, United States
Fairpoint
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 44°12′15″N 92°52′15″W / 44.20417°N 92.87083°W / 44.20417; -92.87083
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyGoodhue
Elevation1,171 ft (357 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code55946
Area code507

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

History

Fairpoint was platted as a small village in 1857. A post office was established at Fairpoint from 1857 to 1861, and was reestablished in 1865 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. The Fairpoint cemetery remains today.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
188060—
U.S. Decennial Census

References

  1. "Domestic Names".
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 206.
  3. Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names (3rd ed.). Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780873513968. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  4. "Goodhue County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. "Domestic Names".
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
Municipalities and communities of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Red Wing
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