Welcome to Farmton ...

Farmton is located in Volusia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Farmton is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near Farmton ...

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

• Deltona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltona <4>
• Sanford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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  • Sanford is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Oviedo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <4>
• Winter Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Winter Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,423 people
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• De Land
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <4>
• Casselberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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  • Casselberry is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casselberry <4>
• New Smyrna Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna Beach
  • New Smyrna Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Smyrna Beach <4>
• Edgewater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Edgewater is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <4>
• De Bary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bary
  • De Bary is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Bary <4>
• Lake Mary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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  • Lake Mary is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mary <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmton ...

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

Adding Farmton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmton 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 Farmton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Farmton post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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