Fanchon, Missouri

Fanchon is an unincorporated community in eastern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route EE about nine miles northeast of West Plains. The site is on the north side of Middle Fork Creek, a tributary to the Eleven Point River to the east.[2]

History

A post office called Fanchon was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1913.[3] The origin of the name Fanchon is unknown.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fanchon, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 64-65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

Coordinates: 36°47′42″N 91°42′02″W / 36.79500°N 91.70056°W / 36.79500; -91.70056


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