Fairplay
Fairplay is located in Ohio
Fairplay
Fairplay
Fairplay is located in the United States
Fairplay
Fairplay
Coordinates: 40°21′46″N 80°48′55″W / 40.36278°N 80.81528°W / 40.36278; -80.81528
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJefferson

Fairplay is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Fairplay was originally called Bloomfield Station.[2] A post office called Fair Play was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1918.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairplay, Ohio
  2. Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 561.
  3. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.


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