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

Fairplay
Fairplay is located in Kentucky
Fairplay
Fairplay
Location within the state of Kentucky
Fairplay is located in the United States
Fairplay
Fairplay
Fairplay (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°0′44″N 85°18′14″W / 37.01222°N 85.30389°W / 37.01222; -85.30389
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyAdair
Elevation
984 ft (300 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
zip codes
42728
Area code270
GNIS feature ID507971

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

References edit

  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.