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Welcome to Farnsworth ...

Farnsworth is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farnsworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Farnsworth is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Farnsworth: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Farnsworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Farnsworth: This one is located in Northumberland County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Farnsworth - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Farnsworth ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farnsworth ...

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

Adding Farnsworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farnsworth 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 (so far) for Farnsworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Farnsworth post office opened in 1889. The Farnsworth post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farnsworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farnsworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Farnsworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Farnsworth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/