Welcome to Fairplay ...
So far, we found very little information about Fairplay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fairplay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fairplay, please Contact Us.
Fairplay would have been located within present day Saline County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairplay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fairplay is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fairplay was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Fairplay was located: 501
Communities Also Named Fairplay ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Fairplay - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairplay.
Communities near Fairplay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairplay.
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Benton
- From Fairplay to Benton
- Bryant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <4>
- Malvern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
- Haskell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Haskell is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <4>
- Shannon Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alexander
- From Fairplay to Alexander
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Fountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Bauxite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Traskwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Traskwood
- From Fairplay to Traskwood
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 Fairplay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairplay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairplay. 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 Fairplay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairplay. See our Newspapers Page for Fairplay.
Adding Fairplay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fairplay 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 Fairplay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Fairplay post office opened in 1883.
We also found Fairplay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairplay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saline County: www.salinecounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Fairplay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairplay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |