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>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Fairport (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Fairport, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<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

The Area Code where Fairport was located: 662

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>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Starkville

  From Fairport to Starkville

• Macon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Macon is located in Noxubee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <5>

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  From your current location to Macon

  From Fairport to Macon

• Brooksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Brooksville is located in Noxubee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <5>

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  From your current location to Brooksville

  From Fairport to Brooksville

• 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.<6> 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)
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  • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Artesia

  From Fairport to Artesia

• Sessums
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sessums. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums
  • Sessums is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sessums <5>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Sessums

  From Fairport to Sessums

• Deerbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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  • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County

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  From your current location to Deerbrook

  From Fairport to Deerbrook

• 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.<6> 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)
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  • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Mashulaville

  From Fairport to Mashulaville

• Bent Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County

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  From Fairport to Bent Oak

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.<7>

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/