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Location of Fairpoint, Ohio

Fairpoint is an unincorporated community in eastern Wheeling Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. Although it is unincorporated, and at one point had a post office which was closed in recent years, with the ZIP code 43927. It lies along State Route 9.

Fairpoint, Ohio Mennonite Church
Fairpoint Mennonite Church

Fairpoint is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The name Fairpoint is commendatory. A post office called Fairport was established in 1876. Besides the post office Fairpoint had a few country stores.

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