Welcome to Farnell ...

Farnell is located in Mobile County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farnell, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Farnell is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Farnell: 251

Communities near Farnell ...

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

• Mobile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mobile is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobile <3>
• Daphne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <3>
• Fairhope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairhope is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhope <3>
• Prichard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Prichard is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prichard <3>
• Saraland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saraland is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <3>
• Spanish Fort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Spanish Fort is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fort <3>
• Satsuma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Satsuma is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <3>
• Semmes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Semmes is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <3>
• Chickasaw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <3>
• Bayou La Batre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayou La Batre is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou La Batre
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayou La Batre <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farnell ...

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

Adding Farnell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farnell 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 (so far) for Farnell was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farnell.