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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Farmington (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Farmington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Farmington is located in Belmont County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Belmont County: Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble, Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Farmington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmington:

  • Belmont County     (The home county of Farmington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Barton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Colerain
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Colerain is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Crescent
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Crescent is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Blaine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Blaine is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blainesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Blainesville is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
    • Bridgeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookside is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
    • Saint Clairsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinsman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Kinsman is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
    • Martins Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Neffs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Neffs is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
    • West Wheeling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Wheeling is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
    • Bellaire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Guernsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Fairview has also been known as:
      • Fairview village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
    • Londonderry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
    • Quaker City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Middlebourne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
    • Antrim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Antrim is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
    • Salesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Harrisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrisville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Blairmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Blairmont is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
    • New Athens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Athens is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Unionvale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Unionvale is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
    • Cadiz
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <1>
    • Hopedale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cassville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cassville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Narva
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Narva is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Enfield is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Cadiz Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
    • Hattonia ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hattonia is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
    • Jewett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Apex
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Apex is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Dillonvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
    • Olszeski Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
    • Yorkville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiltonsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Adena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Adena is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adena <1>
    • Highland City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
    • Rayland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
    • Brilliant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • New Alexandria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Valley Glen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
    • Bloomingdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Beallsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beallsville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Wilson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilson is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jerusalem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Clarington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Clarington is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Ozark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ozark is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Coats
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Coats is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Miltonsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Mount Carrick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
    • Laings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Laings is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
    • Woodsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Benwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Benwood is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
  • Noble County
    • Batesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Batesville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • West Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
    • Stillwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Beaver County (PA)
    • Comettsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
  • Greene County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Ryerson Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
    • McCracken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
    • Aleppo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Higbee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
    • Rutan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
    • West Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • West Union is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • Washington County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • West Alexander
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Beham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
    • Coon Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
    • Independence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Acheson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Acheson is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
    • Good Intent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
    • West Middletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Jefferson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Claysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pattersons Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
    • Buffalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Hanlin Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
    • Cross Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Brooke County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Windsor Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Beech Bottom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Bethany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
    • Wellsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shank Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
    • Follansbee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hooverson Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
    • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
    • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
  • Hancock County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Weirton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <1>
    • Zalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
    • New Cumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Benwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Benwood is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benwood <1>
    • Allendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
    • McMechen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <1>
    • Glen Dale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Glendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Sherrard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
    • Moundsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Limestone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Dallas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Calis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
    • Knoxville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Rosbys Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
    • Glen Easton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohio County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Wheeling
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Echo Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Bethlehem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
    • Clinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Triadelphia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Point Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
    • West Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Valley Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Potomac
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
  • Wetzel County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.
    • Proctor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmington, see our County-by-County Page for Farmington.

Cemeteries Near Farmington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmington.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Farmington - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.

  • Farmington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Barton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • New Barton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hardesty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Turk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lansing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Belmont Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • High Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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    • Scotch Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Clairsville Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Farmington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farmington.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmington, with the one closest to Farmington listed first.

  • Barton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Colerain
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Colerain is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Blaine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Blaine is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Morningview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Morningview is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
  • Crescent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Wheeling Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheeling Creek is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling Creek
  • Maynard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Maynard is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
  • Saint Clairsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aetnaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Aetnaville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Emerson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Emerson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Echo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Echo is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • West Wheeling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Wheeling is located in Belmont County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmington.

Newspapers Published in Farmington ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmington, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Farmington:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Farmington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farmington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.