Welcome to Farmington ...

Farmington is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Farmington is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Farmington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Farmington lies within the (931) area code.

Websites for Farmington ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Farmington, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Farmington ...

While we believe that this Farmington is located in Marshall County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Farmington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Knox and Williamson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 59 communities that are also named Farmington - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (4), Illinois (5), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Farmington ...

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

• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Maury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Shelbyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Lewisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Chapel Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
• Unionville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Cornersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornersville <4>
• Trigg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
  • Trigg is located in Giles County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
• Eagleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <4>
• Philadelphia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
• Petersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <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 Farmington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmington ...

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

Adding Farmington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Farmington post office opened in 1825.

We also found Farmington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/