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Welcome to Farmton ...

Farmton is located in Volusia County<1>.

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<2>.

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

Area Code for Farmton: 386

Communities near Farmton ...

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

  • Deltona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sanford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oviedo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
    • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <3>
  • Winter Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • De Land
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Casselberry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • New Smyrna Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • De Bary
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake Mary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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.<4>

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

We also found Farmton in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Volusia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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