Welcome to Farrington ...

Farrington is located in Hanover County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farrington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Farrington is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Farrington: (804)

Communities Also Named Farrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Farrington - they are located in Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Farrington ...

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

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Casco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  • Casco is located in Hanover County
• Goodall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
  • Goodall is located in Hanover County
• Gwathmey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwathmey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
  • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
• Hunton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
  • Hunton is located in Henrico County
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Short Pump
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Pump
  • Short Pump is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Short Pump <4>
• Glen Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <4>
• Quail Walk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
  • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farrington ...

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

Adding Farrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farrington 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 Farrington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Farrington on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hanover County: www.co.hanover.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/