Welcome to Fairport ...

Fairport is located in Modoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Fairport is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fairport is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fairport lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fairport lies within the (530) 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 Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, 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 5 communities that are near Fairport.

• Lakeview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Lake County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <3>
• Fort Bidwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bidwell
  • Fort Bidwell is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bidwell <3>
• Davis Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
  • Davis Creek is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis Creek <3>
• Lake City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Modoc County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <3>
• Adel
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Adel is located in Lake County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <3>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairport ...

Looking for more information about Fairport? 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 Fairport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<4>

From that list, the Fairport post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/