Fair Haven is an

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in Vernon County, in the U.S. state of

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

History

Fair Haven was originally called "Connely's Springs", and under the latter name was

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ted in 1881 by J. W. Connely, and named for him. A post office called Connely was established in 1886, the name was changed to Fairhaven in 1890, and the post office closed in 1908. The present name is after the Fair Haven mineral spa near the original town site. A variant name was "Fair Haven Springs".

References

Unincorporated communities in Vernon County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{VernonCountyMO-geo-stub