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Welcome to Farmersville Station ...

Farmersville Station is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmersville Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Farmersville Station: Farmersville Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Farmersville Station is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Farmersville Station: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near Farmersville Station ...

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

  • Springville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Arcade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
    • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
  • Cuba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Delevan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
  • Angelica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fillmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ellicottville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gainesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <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 Farmersville Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmersville Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmersville Station ...

Looking for more information about Farmersville Station? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Farmersville Station, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farmersville Station.

Adding Farmersville Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmersville Station 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 Farmersville Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Farmersville Station post office opened in 1878.

We also found Farmersville Station in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmersville Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmersville Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Farmersville Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Farmersville Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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