Welcome to Farnham ...

So far, we found very little information about Farnham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Farnham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Farnham, please Contact Us.

Farnham would have been located within present day Wood County<2>.

The location of Farnham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farnham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Farnham is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Farnham was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Farnham ...

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

• Findlay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <5>
• Bowling Green
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <5>
• Napoleon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
• Ottawa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
• North Baltimore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <5>
• Leipsic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <5>
• Weston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
• McComb
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McComb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <5>
• Haskins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins
  • Haskins is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskins <5>
• Liberty Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
  • Liberty Center is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Center <5>

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.

Adding Farnham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farnham in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Farnham post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farnham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

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