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Welcome to Farmville ...

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

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


Farmville would have been located within present day Henderson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Farmville is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Farmville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Farmville was located: 731

Communities Also Named Farmville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Farmville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Farmville ...

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

  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • Union Cross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Lexington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntingdon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Parsons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crossroads is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
  • Bruceton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Decaturville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollow Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chesterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people

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

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

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

Adding Farmville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Farmville post office opened in 1853. The Farmville post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmville.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Farmville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/