Welcome to Fabius ...
So far, we found very little information about Fabius. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fabius to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fabius, please Contact Us.
Fabius would have been located within present day Hardy County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fabius, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fabius is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fabius was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Fabius was located: 304 & 681<4>
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, Missouri and New York.
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.
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
- Moorefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Moorefield is located in Hardy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorefield <5>
- Romney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
- Wardensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
- Wardensville is located in Hardy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>
- Fort Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Inkerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Baker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Lost City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lost City is located in Hardy County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <5>
- Durgon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Lahmansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lahmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
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.
Adding Fabius to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of 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 for Fabius was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Fabius post office opened in 1836.
We also found Fabius in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fabius.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fabius, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hardy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fabius - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Fabius area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Fabius area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |