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'''Fagus''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southeastern [[Butler County, Missouri]]. It is located on [[Missouri Route 51|Route 51]] about twenty one miles southeast of [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri|Poplar Bluff]] near the [[Arkansas]] state line.
'''Fagus''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in southeastern [[Butler County, Missouri]]. It is located on [[Missouri Route 51|Route 51]] about twenty one miles southeast of [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri|Poplar Bluff]] near the [[Arkansas]] state line.


A post office called Fagus was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1973.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> The community was founded by lumberman [[William N. Barron]] after the Latin word for "beech tree".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html | title=Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref>
A post office called Fagus was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=6 September 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |archivedate=6 March 2016 |df= }}</ref> The community was founded by lumberman [[William N. Barron]] after the Latin word for "beech tree".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html |title=Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=6 September 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 |df= }}</ref>


==References==
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Fagus, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyButler
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
63938
GNIS feature ID735609
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

  1. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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