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Fagus, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°30′40″N 90°16′01″W / 36.51111°N 90.26694°W / 36.51111; -90.26694
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Fagus, Missouri
Fagus, Missouri is located in Missouri
Fagus, Missouri
Fagus, Missouri
Position in Missouri
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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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