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Welcome to Farmdale ...

Farmdale is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Farmdale is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Farmdale is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Farmdale: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Farmdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Farmdale - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Farmdale ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ronceverte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rupert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Spring Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
    • Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
  • Bellwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood is located in Fayette 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 Farmdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmdale ...

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

Adding Farmdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmdale 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 Farmdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Farmdale post office opened in 1907.

We also found Farmdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farmdale - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Farmdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Farmdale 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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/