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Welcome to Middle Fabius ...

Middle Fabius is located in Scotland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middle Fabius, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841.

Middle Fabius is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Middle Fabius: 660

Communities near Middle Fabius ...

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

  • Memphis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Greentop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Milton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton is located in Van Buren County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Downing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Downing is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Pulaski
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pulaski is located in Davis County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Cantril
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cantril is located in Van Buren County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <3>
  • Glenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Baring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middle Fabius ...

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

Adding Middle Fabius to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middle Fabius in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Middle Fabius post office opened in 1841. The Middle Fabius post office closed in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middle Fabius.

Footnotes ...

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