Welcome to Farill ...

Farill is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Farill is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Farill is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Farill: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities near Farill ...

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

• Rome
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
• Fort Payne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <5>
• Summerville Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
  • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
• Summerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <5>
• Centre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <5>
• Chiaha ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
  • Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
• Cedar Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <5>
• Cave Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <5>
• Leesburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Robealou Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
  • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 973 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 Farill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farill ...

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

Adding Farill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Farill post office opened in 1888.

We also found Farill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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