Welcome to Farmville ...

The town of Farmville is primarily located in Prince Edward County<1> and is the County Seat for Prince Edward County. A portion of Farmville extends into Cumberland County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Farmville has a population of 7,806 people<3> (see below for details).

Farmville is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Farmville lies within the (804) area code.

Websites for Farmville ...

Official Website: www.farmvilleva.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Farmville had an population of 7,806 people. This is a decrease of 4.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Farmville had a population of 8,216 people (which is 35.16% of the total population of Prince Edward County). This makes Farmville the county's most populous community.

The population of Farmville represents 0.1% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,216 people, the population of Farmville increased 20.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,845 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Farmville.

Communities Also Named Farmville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Farmville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Farmville ...

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

• Crewe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
  • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <5>
• Keysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <5>
• Dillwyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <5>
• Burkeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
  • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <5>
• Pamplin City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamplin City
  • Pamplin City is located in Appomattox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pamplin City <5>
• Tuggle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
  • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
• Blake Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
  • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
• Hampden - Sydney
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden - Sydney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
  • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
• Cotton Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
• Curdsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
  • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmville. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Farmville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmville ...

Looking for more information about Farmville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Farmville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farmville.

Adding Farmville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Farmville post office opened in 1800.

We also found Farmville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Farmville: www.farmvilleva.com/

The official website for Prince Edward County: www.co.prince-edward.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/