Fairland, Minnesota

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Fairland, Minnesota
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Fairland
Coordinates: 48°28′03″N94°09′17″W / 48.46750°N 94.15472°W / 48.46750; -94.15472 Coordinates: 48°28′03″N94°09′17″W / 48.46750°N 94.15472°W / 48.46750; -94.15472
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Koochiching
Elevation
1,138 ft (347 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID654702 [1]

Fairland is a ghost town in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States, within Northwest Koochiching Unorganized Territory, south of Birchdale. It was located along Black River Road near Fiero Truck Trail.

The community was first settled about 1902. It was first known as Feldman until 1912, named for an early settler. It was known as Fairland from 1912 until 1936, named after Fjaarland in Norway. The community had a post office from 1911 to 1936. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fairland, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 297. ISBN   978-0-87351-396-8.


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