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Fairpoint

Ghost town · Goodhue County, Minnesota

Concord quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Concord quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairpoint is a ghost town in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It is one of 2 former communities in Goodhue County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 45 Minnesota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairpoint as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.2042° N, 92.8708° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,174 ft
Nearest living townWest Concord, MN
Distance to it3.8 miles
Coordinates44.20417, -92.87083

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What's there now

Fairpoint is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Concord, MN (population 753), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,174 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fairpoint?

Fairpoint is in Goodhue County, Minnesota, at 44.2042, -92.8708.

How many ghost towns are in Goodhue County?

Goodhue County, Minnesota has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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