Welcome to Farmington ...

Farmington is located in Graves County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Farmington is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Farmington: (270)

The ZIP code for Farmington: 42040<4>

Communities Also Named Farmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 59 communities that are also named Farmington - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Farmington ...

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

• Murray
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Calloway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
• Mayfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <5>
• Benton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
• Puryear
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
  • Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
• Wingo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
  • Wingo is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <5>
• Hardin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
• Hazel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Calloway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <5>
• Water Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Graves County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <5>
• Sedalia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Sedalia is located in Graves County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <5>
• Tri City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
  • Tri City is located in Graves County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmington ...

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

Adding Farmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmington 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 Farmington was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Farmington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/