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
CensusPop.Note%±
188060—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "Domestic Names".
  2. ^ a b 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.