Far West was a settlement of the Latter Day Saint movement in Caldwell County, Missouri, United States, during the late 1830s.

The town was founded by Missouri leaders of the church, W. W. Phelps and John Whitmer in August 1836 shortly before the county's creation.

Fear that the growing number of Saints would outnumber the local citizens, and misunderstandings regarding the doctrine, purposes, and practices of the church, created a series of escalating conflicts, and the Governor of Missouri eventually called out 2,500 state militiamen to put down what he alleged to be a "Mormon rebellion."

Joseph Smith Jr., Sidney Rigdon, and others surrendered at the end of October 1838, hoping to alleviate the persecution on the main church body of members, but were put on trial by the state for treason on trumped up false charges[citation needed].

The main body of the church was then forced illegally to sign over their property in Far West and Caldwell County to pay for the militia muster and then leave the state.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased the temple site and some of the surrounding area in 1909.

The church also honors the Far West legacy in the name of a ward located in Cameron and, since 2015, a stake centered in Gallatin.