Faucett, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Faucett, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-Designated Place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Buchanan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.56
Area Land Km2:2.56
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.99
Area Land Sq Mi:0.99
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:248
Population Density Km2:97.02
Population Density Sq Mi:251.27
Elevation Ft:981
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:64448[2]
Area Code:816 and 975
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-23824
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2804680

Faucett is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. It is located sixteen miles north of Platte City on Interstate 29 (Missouri)/U.S. Route 71. The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO - KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 248 at the 2020 census.

Faucett derives its name from Robert Faucett, who was a local miller when the Chicago Great Western Railroad established the community in 1890.[3] A post office called Faucett has been in operation since 1891.[4]

The community's most notable landmark is the Farris Truck Stop on Interstate 29, which has a 1974 Peterbilt truck, with a 1965 Fruehauf trailer standing 50 feet high to advertise the truck stop. The truck stop closed in 2021, however, the sign still remains as a landmark.[5]

The township has a private airport, "Farris Strip", that was built by the late Edwin "Dump" Farris. The airport was built in the 1950s and originally had a runway length of 1800'. The runway was later expanded to the current length of 2100'. During the airport's peak success, several businesses were located on the field. These included flight instruction, aircraft rental/sales, and aerial applicators ("crop dusters"). At one time the airport had 99 students actively learning to fly.[6]

The second highest (behind Ste. Genevieve) number of meteorites in the state of Missouri have been found around the community (100 kg.), with most believed to have fallen in summer 1907.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: Faucett MO ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2024. March 5, 2024.
  3. Web site: Buchanan County, Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945 - The State Historical Society of Missouri. shs.umsystem.edu.
  4. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  5. Web site: Farris Truck Stop Faucett, MO. www.cardcow.com.
  6. Web site: AirNav: 61MU - Farris Strip Airport. www.airnav.com.
  7. Web site: Missouri Meteorites. meteorites.wustl.edu. November 17, 2011. November 5, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101105091755/http://meteorites.wustl.edu/missouri_meteorites.htm. dead.