Faro, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Central Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63645. It lies near Cobalt Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Rock Pile Mountain quadrangle. It stands 584 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1930 USGS Coldwater quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Coldwater quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Rock Pile Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 2000 USGS Rock Pile Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Faro between 1992 and 2020, burning about 991 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179443-06205-09182019-1414 |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | 21 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | WILDCAT SPRINGS |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | MARSH CREEK |
| 8 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.1 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | FISH TRAP |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | CEDAR MTN |
| 26 April 1996 | Smoking | 11 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TILK HOLLOW |
| 20 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 39 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ARNETT MOUNTAIN |
| 18 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | LITTLE MATTHEWS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Faro: 19 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Iron, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubuchen Shafts | Zinc, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Aubuchon Mine | Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| L M Hebener Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Phillips Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Copper-Nickle-Cobalt | Cobalt, Lead, Nickel, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Copper-Nickle-Cobalt | Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mathews Mountain Bank | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Mathews Mountain Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Platina Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faro in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Faro | - | Report of lots of small hail with a few ping pong sized stones. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Faro | - | The tornado continued into Madison County where it passed north of Beulah and south of Shelton Ford, only producing minor tree damage prior to dissipating south of Saco. The tornado was rated EF0 in Madison County with a path length of 5.81 miles and a max path width of 50 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Faro | - | Seven to ten inches of rain fell causing widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway V between County Road 243 and Route F. Levee along Castor River in Marquand was overtopped. Flooding occurred on the south side of town. Several people were moved to higher ground from a senior center in the area. Also, the intersection of Highways A and M, west of town and the river were closed due to flooding on bridge that goes over the Castor River. About 2 miles south southeast of Marquand, a water rescue had to be performed at a campground off Highway DD. |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide Ford | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Marsh Creek | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| French Mills | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Braddy Ford (historical) | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Central | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Varsh Ford | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Creek Nation | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Tin Mountain | 5.6 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Faro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15217405 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749903. 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.













