Town of Fairburn, Custer County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Fairburn

• Name:
  Fairburn
• Official Name:
  Town of Fairburn
• Place Type:
  Incorporated Town (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Custer County, South Dakota, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Platted in 1886, this is a composition name made up of the affix "fair" and the Scottish "burn" (a brook or creek) and was used because this was an attractive location on a small and unnamed creek. (SD-T17/p70)
• Surveys:
  Township 4 South, Range 8 East, Black Hills Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:43.686100843° 41' 10.0"N

  Longitude:-103.2115821103° 12' 41.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • State Game Lodge (Unorganized Territory of East Custer) 10.4 mi. NW
  • Hermosa 10.7 mi. N
  • Spokane (Unorganized Territory of East Custer) 13.6 mi. NW
  • Blue Bell (Unorganized Territory of West Custer) 13.7 mi. W
  • Buffalo Gap 14.4 mi. S
  • Ajax (Pennington County) 14.7 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Fairburn (Unorganized Territory of East Custer) 0.8 mi. E
  • Highland Park (Unorganized Territory of East Custer) 10.5 mi. N
• Population:
  82
• Elevation:
  1,006 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  116467813
• Updated May 4, 2020