38°35′37″N 120°39′38″W / 38.59361°N 120.66056°W / 38.59361; -120.66056

Fair Play
Unincorporated community
Fair Play is located in California
Fair Play
Fair Play
Location in California
Fair Play is located in the United States
Fair Play
Fair Play
Fair Play (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°35′37″N 120°39′38″W / 38.59361°N 120.66056°W / 38.59361; -120.66056
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation
[1]
2,329 ft (710 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total503

Fair Play (formerly, Fairplay) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Aukum,[2] at an elevation of 2329 feet (710 m).[1]

Fair Play was a mining town in the 1850s, transitioning to a farming economy by the 1880s. The Fair Play Cemetery remains open and active today.[3] In more recent years the Fair Play area has become known for its wineries; the Fair Play AVA was established in 2001 and has become a destination for wine and fine food.[4]

A post office was operated at Fair Play from 1860 to 1944.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fair Play, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 483. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "Fairplay". El Dorado County. 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Dunne, Mike (October 12, 2015). "Seeking wine out of the way? - try Fair Play". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 25, 2023.


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