Fairpoint is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Cherry Grove Township,
Goodhue County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
.
History
Fairpoint was platted as a small village in 1857.
A post office was established at Fairpoint from 1857 to 1861, and was reestablished in 1865 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. The Fairpoint cemetery remains today.
References
{{Goodhue County, Minnesota
Ghost towns in Minnesota