Fagundus, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°37′57″N 79°25′59″W / 41.63250°N 79.43306°W / 41.63250; -79.43306
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Fagundus is an extinct town in Forest and Warren counties, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

History

Fagundus had its start in the 1860s during an area oil boom.[2] The community was named after Charles Fagundus, a pioneer settler.[3] A variant name was "Fagundus Corners".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fagundus
  2. ^ "The story of Fagundus". Times Observer. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.

41°37′57″N 79°25′59″W / 41.63250°N 79.43306°W / 41.63250; -79.43306