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Welcome to Fuson ...

Fuson is located in Wright County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fuson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Fuson is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fuson: 417

Communities near Fuson ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Seymour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Norwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Niangua
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Plato
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Bridges
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint George is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fuson ...

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

Adding Fuson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fuson 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 Fuson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fuson post office opened in 1888. The Fuson post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fuson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fuson - 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/