Welcome to Fancy Farm ...
Fancy Farm is located in Graves County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fancy Farm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.
Fancy Farm is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fancy Farm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fancy Farm: 270 & 364<3>
The ZIP code for Fancy Farm: 42039<4>
Communities near Fancy Farm ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fancy Farm.
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Blandville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Kirbyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
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 Fancy Farm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fancy Farm.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fancy Farm. 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 Fancy Farm.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fancy Farm. See our Newspapers Page for Fancy Farm.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fancy Farm ...
Looking for more information about Fancy Farm? 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 Fancy Farm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fancy Farm.
Adding Fancy Farm to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fancy Farm 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 (so far) for Fancy Farm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fancy Farm post office opened in 1843.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fancy Farm.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Graves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fancy Farm - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Fancy Farm area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Fancy Farm area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fancy Farm). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fancy Farm or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |