Welcome to Fairpoint ...

Fairpoint is located in Meade County<1>.

The location of Fairpoint has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairpoint, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Fairpoint is 2,930 feet [893 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fairpoint is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fairpoint lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Fairpoint (for example, toward Red Scaffold), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Fairpoint: (605)

Communities Also Named Fairpoint ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fairpoint - they are located in Kansas and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairpoint.

Communities near Fairpoint ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Fairpoint.

• Opal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <4>
• Red Owl
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Owl
  • Red Owl is located in Meade County
• Union Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  • Union Center is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Center <4>
• Enning
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enning
  • Enning is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enning <4>
• Mud Butte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Butte
  • Mud Butte is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Butte <4>
• Cedar Canyon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyon
  • Cedar Canyon is located in Meade County
• White Owl
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl
  • White Owl is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Owl <4>
• Marcus
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Marcus is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <4>
• Newell
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Newell is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <4>

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 Fairpoint. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairpoint.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairpoint. 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 Fairpoint.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairpoint. See our Newspapers Page for Fairpoint.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairpoint ...

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

Adding Fairpoint to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairpoint in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fairpoint was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fairpoint post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairpoint.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/