Fairplay, Kentucky

Fairplay is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 984 feet (300 m).^[1]

Fairplay
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°0′44″N 85°18′14″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Adair
Elevation	984 ft (300 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
zip codes	42728
Area code	270
GNIS feature ID	507971

The community was so named on account of the fairness characterized by first settlers in all of their dealings.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairplay, Kentucky
2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 48.