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Welcome to Farmdale ...

Farmdale is located in Bay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Farmdale is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Farmdale (for example, toward Carrabelle), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Farmdale: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Farmdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Farmdale: This one is located in Bay County and the other is located in Calhoun County.

Beyond Florida, there are 10 communities that are also named Farmdale - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Farmdale ...

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

  • Panama City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn Haven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Callaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
  • Parker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Bay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
  • Port Saint Joe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wewahitchka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mexico Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay Harbor ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
    • Bay Harbor is located in Bay 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 Farmdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmdale ...

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

Adding Farmdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmdale 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 Farmdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Farmdale post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmdale.

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

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Bay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmdale - 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Farmdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Farmdale 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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