Fabius, Missouri

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Fabius is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Knox County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Knox County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,131, making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Edina. The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox.

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Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. Missouri is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border.

History

Fabius was laid out in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] A post office called Fabius was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1935. [3] The community takes its name from the nearby Fabius River. [2]

The Fabius River is a 3.5-mile-long (5.6 km) tributary of the Mississippi River in northeastern Missouri in the United States. It is formed near its mouth by the confluence of the North Fabius River and the South Fabius River. The North Fabius River also flows through southeastern Iowa. The Middle Fabius River joins the North Fabius 8.9 miles (14.3 km) upstream of that river's mouth.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fabius, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "Knox County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

Coordinates: 40°17′19″N92°08′17″W / 40.28861°N 92.13806°W / 40.28861; -92.13806

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