Faith, SD

Faith is a city in the northeastern corner of Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 367 residents. The most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known, Sue, was discovered approximately 15 miles northeast of Faith in August 1990. However, the story of the city as documented in various informal, locally published histories, is that the town was named for Faith Rockefeller, one of the daughters of a major investor in the railroad responsible for founding the town. Faith makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap.

The useful thing to know about Faith is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Faith is also located immediately west of the boundary of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, home to several Lakota bands organized into the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Faith includes the town's location made it a necessary stop on the Sunset Trail. Faith is located in the West River.