Faro, Missouri

Faro, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Faro, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°26′50″N 90°26′15″W / 37.44722°N 90.43750°W / 37.44722; -90.43750Coordinates: 37°26′50″N 90°26′15″W / 37.44722°N 90.43750°W / 37.44722; -90.43750
Country United States
State Missouri
County Madison
Elevation 584 ft (178 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 573
GNIS feature ID 749903[1]

Faro is an unincorporated community in Twelvemile Township in Madison County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community was on Captain Creek about one mile northeast of the St. Francis River.[2] The community site is located on Missouri Route O between Arnett Mountain to the north and Rock Pile Mountain to the south.[3]

A post office called Faro was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1942.[4] Faro is believed to be an invented name which holds no special significance.[5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Faro, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Coldwater, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1930 (1951 ed.)
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.


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