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Welcome to Rancho De Farwell ...

Rancho De Farwell is located in Butte County<1>.

Rancho De Farwell is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rancho De Farwell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rancho De Farwell: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Rancho De Farwell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rancho De Farwell.

  • Chico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chico is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <4>
  • Orland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Willows
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Durham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nord ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nord is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nord
  • Nelson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Capay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Capay is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capay
  • Glenn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rancho De Farwell ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rancho De Farwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Rancho De Farwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Rancho De Farwell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.