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, approximately 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

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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

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  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 April 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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