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Welcome to Faro ...Faro is located in Wayne County<1>. The location of Faro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Faro: FAY-roe<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Faro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. Faro is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Faro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Faro: (919) and (984)<5> Communities Also Named Faro ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Faro - they are located in Missouri and Yukon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Faro. Communities near Faro ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Faro.
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 Faro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Faro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Faro. 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 Faro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Faro. See our Newspapers Page for Faro. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faro ...Looking for more information about Faro? 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 Faro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Faro. Adding Faro to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Faro 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 Faro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Faro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Faro. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Faro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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