Fairdealing is a town located in Ripley County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,381. Ripley County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...
It was the opening encounter of Price's famous Missouri expedition of Aug. 29, to Dec. 2, 1864, and one of the most notable of Confederate successes on that last ill-fated effort of the Southern army in the state.
It is one of the mill camps of the Missouri Land and Mining Co., established in 1896 or 1897.
Fairdealing is a village and post-office in Washington Township, on the Old Military Road and Highway 160.