Fairport is an unincorporated community in northeastern DeKalb County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fairport is located at the intersection of Missouri Routes A and E approximately nine miles north of Maysville.[2]
A post office called Fairport was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1965.[3] The community was named for the fair surroundings of the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ "Fairport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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