Fayette, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Richmond Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65248. The Survey maps it on the Fayette quadrangle. 2,803 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 699 feet above sea level.
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On record in Fayette
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 13 shown
Edwin and Nora Payne Bedford Houselisted 1998
Central Methodist College Campus Historic Districtlisted 1980
Coleman Halllisted 1986
Fayette City Park Swimming Poollisted 1999
Fayette Courthouse Square Historic Districtlisted 1998
Greenwoodlisted 1983
Oakwoodlisted 1982
South Main Street Historic Districtlisted 1999
St. Mary's Episcopal Churchlisted 1982
Dr. Uriel S. Wright Officelisted 1987- Fayette Residential Historic Districtlisted 2009
- Prior Jackson Homeplacelisted 1980
Population over time
2 figuresFayette grew from 2,688 to 2,803 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,688 | |
| 2020 | 2,803 | +115 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Glasgow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Fayette quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Fayette in 1993, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1993 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fayette: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
58 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fayette in 58 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 29 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 4 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $200,000 | Downtown portions of Fayette, reported moderate to severe damage to several buildings, including a church and city hall. Large trees and power lines were also knocked down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Fayette | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds which downed numerous trees and power lines in Fayette. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $2,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $2,000 | Howard County Sheriff's Office reported a downed pole on the west side of Fayette. There were also several reports of small hail throughout Howard County. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | MPING report of trees down Herndon Street. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | Large tree limbs and power wires down across Fayette with power outages. Large tree downed at Highway 124 and 101. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | Law enforcement dispatch reported a tree over County Road 209, just north of Fayette. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Water about 6 inches deep was reported on several streets. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | Several trees and numerous power lines were down across the entire county from strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Water was observed running across several roads. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | A car was washed off Highway 5 near Fayette. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | A street was reported washed out in Fayette. Also multiple roads were closed due to high water. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | A large tree was reported down on Noland Road. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Numerous county roads, were closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Route H near Highway O, northeast of Fayette, was closed due to high water over the road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a tree on Route E west of Fayette. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Fayette | - | Moniteau Creek near Fayette crested at 16.09 feet, or 0.09 feet above flood stage. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Fayette | - | The Moniteau Creek near Fayette crested at 19.59 feet, or 3.59 feet above flood stage. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Fayette | - | The Moniteau Creek near Fayette crested at 18.55 feet, or 2.55 feet above flood stage. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Fayette | - | Tornado observed by spotters to the southwest of Fayette in rural areas. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Several county roads closed due to high water. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Fayette | - | The Moniteau Creek near Fayette crested at 17.39 feet, or 1.39 feet above flood stage. |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Route H and Highway 124 flooded due to heavy rains. |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Water over road at Highway 5 and County Road 320 due to heavy rains. |
| March 2004 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Heavy rains caused high water over Highway 5. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Many county road closures due to heavy rains. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Fayette | - | Numerous county roads reported flooded. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Fayette | - | Also a wind gust to 60 mph reported. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Fayette | - | Public reported 13/4 inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | The sheriff's office reported downed trees. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Fayette | - | Nickel-size hail was reported by an emergency management coordinator during a severe thunderstorm at Fayette. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Fayette | - | The Howard County Emergency Management Director reported dime-size hail during a severe thunderstorm in Fayette. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Fayette | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Steinmetz | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Estill | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Sebree | 8.2 miles | 16 | |
| Armstrong | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Hilldale | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Landmark (historical) | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| New Franklin | 9.3 miles | 15 |
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 Fayette | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q967406 | 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 717869. 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.






