Fagus, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Butler County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Name origin: Latin word for beech
• Previously known as: Slap Out and Daniels

Geography

• Located on MO 51 just north of the Arkansas border
• Latitude: 36°30'41" N   (+36.5114)
• Longitude: 90°16'01" W   (-90.2669)
• Public Land Survey: T. 22 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 35-36
• Civil township: Gillis Bluff

As the crow flies, Fagus is...

• 4.2 miles NE of Styra, AR
• 4.7 miles W of Wilhelmina
• 4.7 miles SE of Carola
• 5.3 miles SE of Oglesville
• 5.6 miles N of Pollard, AR
• 5.7 miles SW of Osborn
• 6.0 miles S of Qulin
• 7.8 miles SW of Glennonville
• 7.9 miles NW of St. Francis, AR
• 8.3 miles E of Vastus
• 67.9 miles SW of Cape Girardeau
• 146.1 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named by William Barron for the Latin word for beech