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Welcome to Farmers ...

Farmers is located in Rush County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmers, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Farmers is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Farmers: (765)

Communities Also Named Farmers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Farmers: This one is located in Rush County and the other is located in Owen County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 11 communities that are also named Farmers - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Farmers ...

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

  • Greenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
  • New Castle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
  • Warsaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
  • Rushville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Palestine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
    • New Palestine is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Palestine <4>
  • Knightstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Morristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
  • Saint Paul
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Spiceland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
    • Spiceland is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmers ...

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

Adding Farmers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmers 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 Farmers was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmers.

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

The official website for Rush County: www.rushcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Rush, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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