Welcome to Farwell ...

The city of Farwell is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Farwell is located in Parmer County<1> and is the County Seat for Parmer County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Farwell has a population of 1,280 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Farwell is 4,140 feet [1,262 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Farwell is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Farwell (for example, toward Clovis (NM)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Farwell lies within the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Farwell: 79325<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Farwell had an population of 1,280 people. This is a decrease of 6.09% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Farwell had a population of 1,363 people (which is 13.28% of the total population of Parmer County). This makes Farwell the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,363 people, the population of Farwell has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,364 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Farwell.

Communities Also Named Farwell ...

While we believe that this Farwell is located in Parmer County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Farwell. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dallam and Hansford County.

Beyond Texas, there are 9 communities that are also named Farwell - they are located in California, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Farwell ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Farwell.

• Clovis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <6>
• Bovina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <6>
• Muleshoe
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Muleshoe is located in Bailey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muleshoe <6>
• Portales
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
  • Portales is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <6>
• Lazbuddie
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <6>
• Saint Vrain
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrain
  • Saint Vrain is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Vrain <6>
• Friona
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
  • Friona is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <6>
• Stegall
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Bailey County
• Bellview
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Bellview is located in Curry County (NM)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farwell ...

Looking for more information about Farwell? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Farwell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farwell.

Adding Farwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farwell 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 Farwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Farwell post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/