Welcome to Farnumsville ...

Farnumsville is located in Worcester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farnumsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Farnumsville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Farnumsville ...

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

• Worcester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Framingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Woonsocket
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Shrewsbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Natick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• Milford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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  • Milford is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 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 Farnumsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farnumsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farnumsville ...

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

Adding Farnumsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farnumsville 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 Farnumsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Farnumsville post office opened in 1831.

We also found Farnumsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farnumsville.