Welcome to Farabee ...

Farabee is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farabee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Farabee is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Farabee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Farabee and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Farabee lies within the (812) area code.

Communities near Farabee ...

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

• Sellersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Scottsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Salem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Austin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Georgetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Crothersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
  • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <4>
• New Pekin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
  • New Pekin is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Palmyra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Borden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Borden is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borden <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farabee ...

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

Adding Farabee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farabee 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 Farabee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Farabee on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farabee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov