Welcome to Faith ...

The city of Faith is located in Meade County<1>.

The location of Faith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Faith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Faith has a population of 414 people<3> (see below for details).

Faith is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Faith is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Faith lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Faith (for example, toward Dupree), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Faith: (605)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Faith had an population of 414 people. This is a decrease of 1.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Faith had a population of 421 people. This makes Faith the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Faith represents 0.05% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 175th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 421 people, the population of Faith decreased 13.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 489 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Faith.

Communities Also Named Faith ...

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

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

Communities near Faith ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Faith.

• Iron Lightning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Lightning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
  • Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
• Usta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Usta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usta
  • Usta is located in Perkins County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 22 people
• Red Elm ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
  • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
• Dupree
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree
  • Dupree is located in Ziebach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupree <5>
• Opal
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <5>
• Glad Valley
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glad Valley
  • Glad Valley is located in Ziebach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glad Valley <5>
• Howes
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Howes is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howes <5>
• Marcus
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Marcus is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <5>
• Lantry
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantry
  • Lantry is located in Dewey County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 58 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lantry <5>

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.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Faith. Our list includes 8 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Faith, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Faith post office opened in 1910.

We also found Faith on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/