Fagus, Missouri

Fagus, Missouri
Fagus, Missouri is located in Missouri
Fagus, Missouri
Fagus, Missouri
Position in Missouri
Fagus, Missouri is located in the United States
Fagus, Missouri
Fagus, Missouri
Fagus, Missouri (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°30′40″N 90°16′01″W / 36.51111°N 90.26694°W / 36.51111; -90.26694
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Elevation308 ft (94 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
63938
GNIS feature ID735609[1]

Fagus is an unincorporated community in southeastern Butler County, Missouri, United States.

History

A post office called Fagus was established in 1913 and remained in operation until 1973.[2] The community was founded by lumberman William N. Barron and named after the Latin word for "beech tree".[3]

The Big Inch had a station in Fagus.

Geography

Fagus is located on Missouri Route 51, approximately 18 miles southeast of Poplar Bluff and one mile north of the Arkansas state line.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fagus, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2