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Welcome to West Farmington ...

West Farmington is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Farmington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for West Farmington: W. Farmington

West Farmington is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Farmington: 207

The ZIP code for West Farmington: 04992<3>

Communities Also Named West Farmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Farmington - they are located in New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near West Farmington ...

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

  • Madison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Norridgewock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Livermore Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dixfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <4>
  • Livermore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <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 West Farmington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Farmington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Farmington ...

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

Adding West Farmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 (so far) for West Farmington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Farmington post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Farmington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Farmington - 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 West Farmington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Farmington 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/