Fairmount is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Sussex County,

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, United States. It is one of the ''Three Sisters'' communities consisting of Fairmount, Hollyville, and

Hollymount Hollymount () is a village on the R331 regional road in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies midway between the towns of Ballinrobe and Claremorris in the plains of south Mayo. It has a post office, a mini-mart, a community centre (Cois Abhainn), a ...

. Fairmount is the area located around the intersections of

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and

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. The community is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Fairmount's population was 20 in 1925, and 100 in 1960.

References

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