Welcome to Farmingdale ...

The village of Farmingdale is located in Orange County<1>.

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

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

Farmingdale is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Farmingdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Farmingdale, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Farmingdale ...

While we believe that this Farmingdale is located in Orange County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Farmingdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Nassau and Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 11 communities that are also named Farmingdale - they are located in Illinois (2), Maine, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Farmingdale ...

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

• Palm Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Middletown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Newburgh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Peekskill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
• Beacon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
• Haverstraw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
• Woodbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
• West Haverstraw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
  • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
• Monroe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <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 Farmingdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmingdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmingdale ...

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

Adding Farmingdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Farmingdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmingdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/