Fairplain, West Virginia

Fairplain, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°45′09″N 81°41′09″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Jackson
Elevation	755 ft (230 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554431[1]

Fairplain is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Fairplain is located along Interstate 77, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of Ripley.

The community was so named on account of the "fair plains" near the original town site.[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairplain, West Virginia
2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 237.