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
editA 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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fanchon, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 64-65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "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.
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