Welcome to Fair Play ...
So far, we found very little information about Fair Play. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fair Play to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fair Play, please Contact Us.
Fair Play would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Fair Play has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Fair Play was founded in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fair Play is 6,060 feet [1,847 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Fair Play is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Fair Play was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Fair Play once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Fair Play ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fair Play - they are located in California (2), Missouri, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fair Play.
Communities near Fair Play ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fair Play.
- Lamoille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Lamoille is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <5>
- Ruby Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Valley
- Ruby Valley is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby Valley <5>
- Spring Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <5>
- Dry Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Sprucemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucemont
- Sprucemont is located in Elko County
- Wood ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Wood is located in Elko County
- Jiggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Jiggs is located in Elko County
- Former names for Jiggs:
- Hylton
- Mound Valley
- Skelton
- Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
- Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
- Halleck ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Coin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Fair Play. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fair Play.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fair Play. 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 Fair Play.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Play. See our Newspapers Page for Fair Play.
Adding Fair Play to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fair Play 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 Fair Play was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fair Play post office opened in 1879.
We also found Fair Play in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fair Play.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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 Fair Play, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, 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 Fair Play - 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/ |