Welcome to Farmer ...

Farmer is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Farmer is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Farmer: 336 & 743<4>

Communities Also Named Farmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Farmer - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Farmer ...

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

• Thomasville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
• Asheboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
  • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <5>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Archdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <5>
• Trinity
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
• Randleman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randleman
  • Randleman is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randleman <5>
• Badin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
  • Badin is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <5>
• Denton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Ramseur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseur
  • Ramseur is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramseur <5>
• Franklinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmer ...

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

Adding Farmer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmer 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 Farmer was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Farmer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/