Fagus, Missouri

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

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

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]

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.[4]

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.[5]

References
  1. 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. "Climatological Data National Summary Publication | IPS | National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)". www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  5. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2


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