Welcome to Farmingdale ...

Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmingdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Farmingdale is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Farmingdale: (217)

Communities Also Named Farmingdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Farmingdale: This one is located in Sangamon County and the other is located in DuPage County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 11 communities that are also named Farmingdale - they are located in Maine, New Jersey, New York (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Farmingdale ...

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

• Springfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Chatham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
• Sherman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Auburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Rochester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Riverton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
• Pawnee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Petersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Athens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Jerome
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmingdale ...

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

Adding Farmingdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Farmingdale post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmingdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov