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