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Welcome to Faith ...

Faith is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Faith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Faith is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Faith lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Faith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Faith - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Faith.

Communities near Faith ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Faith.

  • Pine Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • White Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <3>
  • Star City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Rison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
    • Rison is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <3>
  • Sulphur Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Pinebergen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
    • Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
  • Staves
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
    • Staves is located in Cleveland County
  • Grapevine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapevine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Grapevine is located in Grant County
  • Toledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Cleveland County
  • White Oak Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
    • White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Faith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Faith.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Faith. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faith.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Faith. See our Newspapers Page for Faith.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faith ...

Looking for more information about Faith? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Faith, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Faith.

Adding Faith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Faith in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Faith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Faith post office opened in 1888.

We also found Faith in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faith.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Faith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Faith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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