Fanchon is an unincorporated community in eastern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on

Missouri Route EE A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additi ...

, approximately nine miles northeast of

West Plains West Plains is a city in, and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,184 at the 2020 census. History The history of West Plains can be traced back to 1832, when settler Josiah Howell (after whom Howell ...

. The site is on the north side of Middle Fork Creek, a tributary to the

Eleven Point River The Eleven Point River is a river in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, United States. It originates near Willow Springs, Missouri. It more than doubles in flow when Greer Spring Greer Spring is a first magnitude spring located in t ...

to the east.

History

A post office called Fanchon was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1913. The origin of the name Fanchon is unknown.

References

Unincorporated communities in Howell County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{HowellCountyMO-geo-stub