Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about Fairport came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Fairport in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fairport. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Fairport is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Fairport post office opened in 1854 and had closed by 1904.
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Fairport. See our Misc Page for Fairport for more information.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |