Welcome to North Farmington ...

North Farmington is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Farmington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for North Farmington: N. Farmington

North Farmington is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near North Farmington ...

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

• Warren
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
  • Warren has also been known as:
  • Cottageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Sterling Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
  • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <4>
• Dearborn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
• Livonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Westland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <4>
• Farmington Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <4>
• Rochester Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
  • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <4>
• Southfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <4>
• Novi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <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 North Farmington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Farmington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Farmington ...

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

Adding North Farmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Farmington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Farmington post office opened in 1847.

We also found North 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 North Farmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/