Fairpoint, South Dakota

History

A post office called Fairpoint was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The name Fairpoint was selected because at the time, there was only one place in the United States with the name. The town had a population of 150 in 1940. [3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairpoint, South Dakota
  2. "Meade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016.

44°44′54″N 102°47′48″W


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