Welcome to Farmington ...

Farmington is located in Rush County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Farmington is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Farmington: (765)

Communities Also Named Farmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 59 communities that are also named Farmington - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois (5), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Farmington ...

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

• Connersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <4>
• Rushville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Knightstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
  • Knightstown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <4>
• Cambridge City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge City
  • Cambridge City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge City <4>
• Morristown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Saint Paul
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Spiceland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
  • Spiceland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <4>
• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Dublin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
• Laurel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <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 Farmington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmington ...

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

Adding Farmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmington 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 Farmington was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Farmington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rush County: www.rushcounty.in.gov/

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