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Welcome to Farmingville ...

Farmingville is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmingville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

Farmingville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Farmingville ...

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

  • Mastic Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Patchogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Babylon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
    • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <3>
  • Port Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Northport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
    • Northport is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <3>
  • Islandia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandia
    • Islandia is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,309 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islandia <3>
  • Brightwaters
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightwaters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwaters
    • Brightwaters is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brightwaters <3>
  • Bellport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • The Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
    • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
    • The Branch has also been known as:
    • Village of the Branch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmingville ...

Looking for more information about Farmingville? 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 Farmingville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farmingville.

Adding Farmingville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Farmingville post office opened in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmingville.

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmingville - 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/




 

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