Welcome to Fairport ...
So far, we found very little information about Fairport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fairport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fairport, please Contact Us.
Fairport would have been located within present day Noxubee County<2>.
The location of Fairport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fairport is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fairport was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Fairport still existed, it would have been in the (662) area code.
Communities Also Named Fairport ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Fairport - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairport.
Communities near Fairport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairport.
- Starkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <5>
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Noxubee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <5>
- Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <5>
- Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <5>
- Artesia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Deerbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Clayton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Mashulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Bent Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
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 Fairport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairport. 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 Fairport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairport. See our Newspapers Page for Fairport.
Adding Fairport to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fairport in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fairport post office opened in 1888.
We also found Fairport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairport.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fairport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |