Fagus, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Fagus, Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:308
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Position in Missouri
Coordinates:36.5111°N -90.2669°W
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:63938
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:735609

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.[1] The community was founded by lumberman William N. Barron and named after the Latin word for "beech tree".[2]

On January 21, 1999, an F0 tornado struck Fagus, but no damage was done. On November 15, 1955, several barns were damaged by winds and lightning burned a house to the ground during a non-tornadic impact.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 6 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 6 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html . 24 June 2016 .
  3. Web site: Climatological Data National Summary Publication IPS National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) . www.ncdc.noaa.gov . 19 August 2020.
  4. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67,