Welcome to Farmdale ...
So far, we found very little information about Farmdale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Farmdale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Farmdale, please Contact Us.
Farmdale would have been located within present day Coweta County<2>.
The location of Farmdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Farmdale is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Farmdale was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Farmdale (for example, toward Roanoke (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Farmdale still existed, it would have been in the (770) area code.
Communities Also Named Farmdale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Farmdale: This one is located in Coweta County and the other is located in Screven County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 10 communities that are also named Farmdale - they are located in Florida (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.
- Smokey Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
- Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
- Peachtree City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
- Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <5>
- Lawrences Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Carrolls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Foreston Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
- Fayette Villa Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette Villa Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Hamptons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamptons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Tyrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Tyrone is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <5>
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.
Adding Farmdale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Farmdale in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>
From that list, the Farmdale post office opened in 1897.
We also found Farmdale on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmdale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farmdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Coweta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |