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Fairport, Iowa

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Fairport, Iowa
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyMuscatine
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

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.