Fairport, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°02′45″N 99°01′50″W / 39.04583°N 99.03056°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Russell |
Founded | 1870s |
Elevation | 1,680 ft (510 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67665 |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-22375 |
GNIS ID | 472526 [1] |
Fairport is an unincorporated community in Paradise Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located about 12 miles north of Gorham near the west county line and next the Saline River.
In 1879, Knight & Bradshaw built Fairport Mills, a steam and water-powered flour mill, at a site on the Saline River northwest of Russell, Kansas. [2] A rural post office had opened near the site in October 1878 under the name Clarkson, but changed its name to Fairport in 1881. [3] The community of Fairport grew up around the mill and, by 1910, had local trade and a population of 75. [4] The post office closed in 1959. [3]
Fairport lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains on the Saline River which wraps around the east, north, and west sides of the town in a meander. [5] [6] Fairport is roughly 14 miles (22 km) northwest of Russell, the county seat. [6]
Fairport had a two year high school in connection with the common school until 1940 when Fairport High School joined Paradise High School. [7]
Paradise-Fairport Road, an unpaved east–west county road, enters Fairport from the east, turns north through the town, then turns west and exits the town, becoming Fairport-Natoma Road. [6] [8]
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Fairport, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°02′45″N 99°01′50″W / 39.04583°N 99.03056°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Russell |
Founded | 1870s |
Elevation | 1,680 ft (510 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67665 |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-22375 |
GNIS ID | 472526 [1] |
Fairport is an unincorporated community in Paradise Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located about 12 miles north of Gorham near the west county line and next the Saline River.
In 1879, Knight & Bradshaw built Fairport Mills, a steam and water-powered flour mill, at a site on the Saline River northwest of Russell, Kansas. [2] A rural post office had opened near the site in October 1878 under the name Clarkson, but changed its name to Fairport in 1881. [3] The community of Fairport grew up around the mill and, by 1910, had local trade and a population of 75. [4] The post office closed in 1959. [3]
Fairport lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains on the Saline River which wraps around the east, north, and west sides of the town in a meander. [5] [6] Fairport is roughly 14 miles (22 km) northwest of Russell, the county seat. [6]
Fairport had a two year high school in connection with the common school until 1940 when Fairport High School joined Paradise High School. [7]
Paradise-Fairport Road, an unpaved east–west county road, enters Fairport from the east, turns north through the town, then turns west and exits the town, becoming Fairport-Natoma Road. [6] [8]
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