Fairport, Kansas

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Fairport, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°02′45″N99°01′50″W / 39.04583°N 99.03056°W / 39.04583; -99.03056 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Russell
Founded1870s
Elevation
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1,680 ft (510 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67665
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-22375
GNIS ID 472526 [1]

Fairport is an unincorporated community in Paradise Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located about 12 miles north of Gorham near the west county line and next the Saline River.

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History

In 1879, Knight & Bradshaw built Fairport Mills, a steam and water-powered flour mill, at a site on the Saline River northwest of Russell, Kansas. [2] A rural post office had opened near the site in October 1878 under the name Clarkson, but changed its name to Fairport in 1881. [3] The community of Fairport grew up around the mill and, by 1910, had local trade and a population of 75. [4] The post office closed in 1959. [3]

Geography

Fairport lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains on the Saline River which wraps around the east, north, and west sides of the town in a meander. [5] [6] Fairport is roughly 14 miles (22 km) northwest of Russell, the county seat. [6]

Education

Fairport had a two year high school in connection with the common school until 1940 when Fairport High School joined Paradise High School. [7]

Transportation

Paradise-Fairport Road, an unpaved east–west county road, enters Fairport from the east, turns north through the town, then turns west and exits the town, becoming Fairport-Natoma Road. [6] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fairport, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ Cutler, William G. (1883), "Russell County, Part 2", History of the State of Kansas, Chicago: A.T. Andreas
  3. 1 2 "Post Offices in Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ Blackmar, Frank W., ed. (1912). "Fairport". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. Vol. 1. Chicago: Standard. p. 620.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. ↑ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. October 1, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Fairport High School Joins Paradise District", Natoma Independent, 11 April 1940, p.1
  8. ↑ "Fairport, KS 67665". Google Maps . Retrieved December 12, 2010.

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