Fagus, Missouri
| Fagus, Missouri | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Fagus, Missouri Position in Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′40″N 90°16′01″W / 36.51111°N 90.26694°WCoordinates: 36°30′40″N 90°16′01″W / 36.51111°N 90.26694°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Missouri |
| County | Butler |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip code | 63938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 735609 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fagus, Missouri | |
Fagus is an unincorporated community in southeastern Butler County, Missouri. It is located on Route 51 about twenty one miles southeast of Poplar Bluff near the Arkansas state line.
A post office called Fagus was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1973.[1] The community was founded by lumberman William N. Barron after the Latin word for "beech tree".[2]
References
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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