Fairport, Kansas
Fairport is an unincorporated community in Paradise Township, Russell County, Kansas, United States.[2]
History
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.[3] A rural post office had opened near the site in October 1878 under the name Clarkson, but changed its name to Fairport in 1881.[4] The village of Fairport grew up around the mill and, by 1910, had local trade and a population of 75.[5] The post office closed in 1959.[4]
Geography
Fairport is located at (39.0458446, -99.0306464) at an elevation of 1,686 feet (514 m).[1] It 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.[6][7] Fairport is roughly 14 miles (22 km) northwest of Russell, the county seat.[7]
Transportation
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.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. 1975. http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricCountyTWP/russellCoTWP.PDF. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Cutler, William G. (1883), "Russell County, Part 2", History of the State of Kansas, Chicago: A.T. Andreas, http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/russell/russell-co-p2.html, retrieved 2010-08-11
- ^ a b "Post Offices in Kansas". Kansas State Historical Society. http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/postoffices.htm. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank W., ed (1912). "Fairport". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc.. 1. Chicago: Standard. p. 620. http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/f/fairport.html.
- ^ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map". Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ a b c "General Highway Map - Russell County, Kansas". Kansas Department of Transportation. 2010-10-01. http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/russell.PDF. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Fairport, KS 67665". Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x87a22df98e1730ed:0xbf3dd2cd64cd7887&q=Fairport,+KS&hl=en&ved=0CA0Q-QswAA&ei=Q2EFTdb-B4roygT_z-DvCA&sll=39.045845,-99.030646&sspn=0.017333,0.032015&ie=UTF8&ll=39.063515,-99.0693&spn=0,0&z=14. Retrieved 2010-12-12.