Welcome to East Farms ...
East Farms is located in Spokane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Farms, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
A typical abbreviation for East Farms: E. Farms
East Farms is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Farms lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for East Farms: 509
Communities Also Named East Farms ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Farms - they are located in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Farms.
Communities near East Farms ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Farms.
- Spokane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spokane Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coeur d'Alene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Post Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Falls
- Post Falls is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post Falls <3>
- Hayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hayden is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <3>
- Rathdrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathdrum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
- Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <3>
- Liberty Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spirit Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
- Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <3>
- Dalton Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Gardens
- Dalton Gardens is located in Kootenai County (ID)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton Gardens <3>
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Millwood is located in Spokane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 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 East Farms. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Farms.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Farms. 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 East Farms.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Farms. See our Newspapers Page for East Farms.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Farms ...
Looking for more information about East Farms? 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 East Farms, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Farms.
Adding East Farms to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Farms 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 East Farms was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Farms post office opened in 1914.
We also found East Farms in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Farms.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Spokane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Farms - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |