Fairpoint, Minnesota
Ghost town in Minnesota
Ghost town in Minnesota, United States
44°12′15″N 92°52′15″W / 44.20417°N 92.87083°W / 44.20417; -92.87083[1]55946
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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 August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Goodhue County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Domestic Names".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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Municipalities and communities of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Red Wing
communities
reservation
- Burnside Township
- East Red Wing
- Eggleston
- Fairpoint
- Florence
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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