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Welcome to Farmers ...

Farmers is located in Rowan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

Farmers is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Farmers: 606

The ZIP code for Farmers: 40319<3>

Communities Also Named Farmers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Farmers - they are located in Colorado, Indiana (2), 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.

  • Morehead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Owingsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Frenchburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Salt Lick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brady is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Clearfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clearfield is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Colfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colfax is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Black Sulpher Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope

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 (so far) for Farmers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Farmers post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Farmers). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Farmers or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/