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Welcome to Farewell ...

Farewell is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Farewell is located in Oregon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farewell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Farewell is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Farewell: 417

Communities Also Named Farewell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Farewell - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Farewell ...

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

  • Cherokee Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Thayer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in Oregon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <3>
  • Highland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Sharp County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Mammoth Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hardy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Hardy is located in Sharp County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <3>
  • Ravenden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Koshkonong
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
    • Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Ravenden Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
    • Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Former names for Ravenden Springs:
    • Dream Town
    • Jane's Store
  • Williford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
    • Williford is located in Sharp County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 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 Farewell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farewell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farewell ...

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

Adding Farewell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Farewell post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farewell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Oregon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farewell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/