Fairpoint, Minnesota
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.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 60 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
References
- ^ "Domestic Names".
- ^ 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |