Fairport, Iowa

Fairport, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Fairport, Iowa

Location within the state of Iowa

Coordinates: 41°26′09″N 90°54′17″W / 41.43583°N 90.90472°W / 41.43583; -90.90472Coordinates: 41°26′09″N 90°54′17″W / 41.43583°N 90.90472°W / 41.43583; -90.90472
Country United States
State Iowa
County Muscatine
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Fairport is an unincorporated community along the Mississippi River and Iowa Highway 22 in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States.

History

Fairport, originally called Salem, was platted in 1839.[1]

Fairport was once a stop along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and along the Milwaukee Road.

References

  1. Richman, Irving Berdine (1911). History of Muscatine County, Iowa: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 229.


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