Fairport is a former settlement in
Modoc County,
California
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.
For 20 years, Fairport was a thriving resort community, and the supply and departure depot for the
High Grade Mining District in the
Warner Mountains.
It was located southwest of
New Pine Creek,
east of
Goose Lake, along the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
, north of
Cottonwood Creek, at an elevation of 4741 feet (1445 m).
A post office operated at Fairport from 1912 to 1932, with a closure in part of 1924.
Fairport was a transshipment point for cattle and timber.
During its heyday, Fairport competed with nearby
New Pine Creek to become the dominant town between
Sugar Hill and
Lakeview, Oregon
Lakeview is a town in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,418 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lake County. The city bills itself as the "Tallest Town in Oregon" because of its elevation, above sea level. Lak ...
, but when mining ended and lake waters receded, its usefulness waned. A loose cluster of homes remains, but the business buildings and post office were demolished, the town has not appeared on local maps since the
Depression Era
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, and it has lost its identity as a community.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
system, Fairport has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Climate Summary for Fairport, California
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References
Former settlements in Modoc County, California
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