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Welcome to Fanning ...

Fanning is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fanning, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Fanning is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fanning: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Fanning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fanning - they are located in Kansas and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Fanning ...

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

  • Rolla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rolla is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
  • Saint James
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cuba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Steelville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bourbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Leasburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West Sullivan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Saint Cloud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Midland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Sankey ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sankey is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey

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 Fanning. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fanning.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fanning. 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 Fanning.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fanning ...

Looking for more information about Fanning? 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 Fanning, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fanning.

Adding Fanning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fanning 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 Fanning was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fanning post office opened in 1887. The Fanning post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fanning.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fanning - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Fanning area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Fanning area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/