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Fabius, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°5′38″N 78°50′12″W / 39.09389°N 78.83667°W / 39.09389; -78.83667
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Fabius, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Fabius is located in West Virginia
Fabius
Fabius
Fabius is located in the United States
Fabius
Fabius
Coordinates: 39°5′38″N 78°50′12″W / 39.09389°N 78.83667°W / 39.09389; -78.83667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHardy
Elevation
2,093 ft (638 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1556835[1]

Fabius was an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.

The name Fabius supposedly is the English translation from Latin of the first name of Peter Bean, an early settler.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fabius, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 236.


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