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Welcome to Farley ...

Farley is located in Madison County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Farley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Farley is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Farley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Farley and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Farley: (256) & (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Farley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Farley - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Farley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Farley.

  • Huntsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
  • Arab
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <5>
  • Priceville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
    • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
  • Triana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Grant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gurley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Somerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people

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 Farley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Farley. 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 Farley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Farley. See our Newspapers Page for Farley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farley ...

Looking for more information about Farley? 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 Farley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Farley.

Adding Farley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farley 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 Farley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Farley post office opened in 1893.

We also found Farley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Farley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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