Welcome to Farlen ...

Farlen is located in Davies's County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farlen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Farlen is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Farlen (for example, toward Russellville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Farlen: (812)

Communities near Farlen ...

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

• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Linton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
  • Linton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <4>
• Loogootee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Loogootee is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <4>
• Bloomfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Worthington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Odon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
  • Odon is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <4>
• Shoals
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  • Shoals is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <4>
• Montgomery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Lyons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Elnora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
  • Elnora is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 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 Farlen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farlen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farlen ...

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

Adding Farlen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Farlen post office opened in 1884.

We also found Farlen on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farlen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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