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Welcome to East Farmington ...

East Farmington is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Farmington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for East Farmington: E. Farmington

East Farmington is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Farmington: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named East Farmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Farmington - they are located in Michigan and Ohio.

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

Communities near East Farmington ...

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

  • White Bear Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lino Lakes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Forest Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Stillwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stillwater is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <4>
  • Hugo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hugo is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hudson is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
  • New Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
  • Lake Elmo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Elmo is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elmo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Elmo <4>
  • Mahtomedi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahtomedi is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtomedi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahtomedi <4>
  • Wyoming
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Wyoming is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Farmington ...

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

Adding East Farmington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Farmington post office opened in 1872. The East Farmington post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Farmington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Farmington - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the East Farmington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the East Farmington 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>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/