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Welcome to O'Farrell ...

O'Farrell is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

O'Farrell is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of O'Farrell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

O'Farrell is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for O'Farrell: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near O'Farrell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Farrell.

  • Atlanta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Linden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Queen City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Redwater
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Maud
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Bowie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
  • Bloomburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Douglassville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marietta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
  • Domino
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
    • Domino is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Bivins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Farrell ...

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

Adding O'Farrell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of O'Farrell 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 (so far) for O'Farrell was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Farrell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around O'Farrell - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the O'Farrell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the O'Farrell 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.