Faith, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Richwoods Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65486. It lies near Pemberton Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Brumley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1933 USGS Iberia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Iberia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Brumley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Faith between 1992 and 2020, burning about 685 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Faith: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Carroll Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Armstedt Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lambert Iron Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Fe | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faith in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Faith | $50,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado impacted sections of rural Miller County. The tornado damaged several trees along with some farm trailers and fences. Estimated wind gusts from the tornado were 100 mph. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faith | - | A large tree was reported down blocking the road on Missouri Highway 17 and K Highway. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Faith | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740844. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










