Fagus, Missouri

Fagus, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Fagus, Missouri Position in Missouri
Coordinates: 36°30′40″N 90°16′01″W / 36.51111°N 90.26694°W / 36.51111; -90.26694Coordinates: 36°30′40″N 90°16′01″W / 36.51111°N 90.26694°W / 36.51111; -90.26694
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Butler
Elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Zip code	63938
GNIS feature ID	735609
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. The community was founded by lumberman William N. Barron after the Latin word for "beech tree". Although he named it for the European beech native to his home country of England, he was surprised to actually find beeches growing in the area. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.^[1]

References

↑ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. ix.

Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Poplar Bluff

Cities	Fisk Neelyville Poplar Bluff Qulin

Townships	Ash Hill Beaver Dam Black River Cane Creek Coon Island Epps Gillis Bluff Neely Poplar Bluff St. Francois

CDP	Fairdealing‡ Harviell

Other unincorporated communities	Broseley Fagus Hendrickson Rombauer

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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