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Welcome to Fairplain ...

Fairplain is located in Jackson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairplain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Fairplain is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fairplain lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Fairplain: (304) & (681)<4>

Going back to its beginning, Fairplain was originally named Union. For more information about the names of Fairplain, see The Names of Fairplain on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Fairplain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fairplain - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fairplain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairplain.

  • Ravenswood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ripley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Winfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Eleanor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Racine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>
  • Bancroft
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Reedy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Leon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairplain ...

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

Adding Fairplain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairplain 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 Fairplain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fairplain post office opened in 1881.

We also found Fairplain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairplain.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairplain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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/









 

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