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Welcome to Fairmount (aka 'Fairmont Village') ...

Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Fairmount, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairmount, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

When the people of Fairmount<3> refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Fairmounter<4>

Fairmount is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Fairmount lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Fairmount: (913)

The community of Fairmount has also been called Fairmont Village.

Communities Also Named Fairmount ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Fairmount - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Missouri (2), New Jersey (3), New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairmount.

Communities near Fairmount ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairmount.

  • Kansas City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Shawnee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <6>
  • Lenexa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <6>
  • Leavenworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lansing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
  • Merriam
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Merriam is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriam <6>
  • Mission
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
    • Former name for Mission:
    • Mission Hill Acres
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <6>
  • Parkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bonner Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Springs
    • Bonner Springs is located in Wyandotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner Springs <6>
  • Basehor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
    • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairmount. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairmount.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairmount. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairmount.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairmount. See our Newspapers Page for Fairmount.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairmount ...

Looking for more information about Fairmount? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fairmount, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairmount.

Adding Fairmount to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairmount in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairmount was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Fairmount post office opened in 1864.

We also found Fairmount in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairmount.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fairmount. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Leavenworth County: www.leavenworthcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Leavenworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Fairmount is also known as Fairmont Village. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Fairmount.
<4>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Fairmount refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Fairmount may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairmount - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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