Fairpoint, South Dakota

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Fairpoint is an unincorporated community in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1]

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]

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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.

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