Do you know of Far Hills ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Far Hills. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Far Hills.<1>

Our sources for Far Hills (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Far Hills other than they indicate that Far Hills would be found somewhere in Somerset County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1891.

Communities Also Named Far Hills ...

We found one communities that share the name Far Hills.

Within New Jersey, the name Far Hills is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Far Hills in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
  - Montgomery County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Far Hills [Montgomery County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Far Hills ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Far Hills:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Far Hills - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

More Orphans in Somerset County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Somerset County.

Footnotes ...

<1>	This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/