Welcome to Farlin ...

Farlin is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farlin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Farlin is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Farlin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Farlin - they are located in Montana and New York.

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

Communities near Farlin ...

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

• Jefferson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Lake City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake City
  • From Farlin to Lake City
• Coon Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Rapids
  • Coon Rapids is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coon Rapids <4>
• Glidden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
  • Glidden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <4>
• Gowrie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
  • Gowrie is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <4>
• Grand Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
• Scranton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Bayard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
  • Bayard is located in Guthrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayard
  • From Farlin to Bayard
• Churdan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
  • Churdan is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Churdan
  • From Farlin to Churdan
• Lohrville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohrville
  • Lohrville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohrville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lohrville
  • From Farlin to Lohrville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farlin ...

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

Adding Farlin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Farlin post office opened in 1888.

We also found Farlin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farlin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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