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Welcome to Fabius ...

Fabius is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fabius, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Fabius is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fabius lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fabius: 660

Communities Also Named Fabius ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fabius - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, New York and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fabius.

Communities near Fabius ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fabius.

  • Memphis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Edina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • La Belle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Downing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Downing is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Brashear
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brashear is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Wyaconda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyaconda is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Knox City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurdland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurdland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Novelty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Baring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fabius. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fabius.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fabius. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fabius.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fabius. See our Newspapers Page for Fabius.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fabius ...

Looking for more information about Fabius? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fabius, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fabius.

Adding Fabius to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fabius in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fabius was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fabius post office opened in 1897. The Fabius post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fabius.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fabius - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/