Welcome to Farnham ...

Farnham is located in Ashtabula County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farnham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Farnham is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Farnham: (440)

Communities Also Named Farnham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Farnham: This one is located in Ashtabula County and the other is located in Wood County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 9 communities that are also named Farnham - they are located in Colorado, Michigan (2), New York, Ontario, Quebec, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Farnham ...

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

• Ashtabula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
  • Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashtabula <4>
• Conneaut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut
  • Conneaut is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut <4>
• Jefferson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Girard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
• Lake City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
• North Kingsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
  • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <4>
• Borough of Fairview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
  • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <4>
• Albion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Geneva-on-the-Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva-on-the-Lake
  • Geneva-on-the-Lake is located in Ashtabula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva-on-the-Lake <4>
• Linesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
  • Linesville is located in Crawford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <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 Farnham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farnham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farnham ...

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

Adding Farnham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Farnham post office opened in 1895.

We also found Farnham on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farnham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/