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History · Farmington

Farmington’s post office opened in 1837, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Farmington was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 87 buildings. Below: maps from 1966 on and old-book passages.

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Quick answers

How Farmington began

When was Farmington founded?

1837

The Farmington post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 291189 years
Founding year: the first Farmington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Farmington’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Farmington are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Farmington Historic District takes in 87 historic buildings.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of Farmington.
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Start Farmington’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Farmington’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the National Register

1 listing protects 87 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
87
each building in a district counts
first listed
2010
Farmington Historic District
Farmington Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Italianate1
I-House1
Queen Anne1
Bungalow/Craftsman1
Colonial Revival1
Farmington Historic DistrictGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Timeline

Farmington, 1837 to 1966

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1837Post officeThe Farmington post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1910Born hereTom Seats is born here
  5. 1954Post officeThe Farmington post office closes
  6. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Farmington, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Farmington yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Farmington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Davie County, North Carolina, United States, located at the intersection of NC 801 and Farmington Road (SR 1410). It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 291. Located nearby is the Farmington Dragway.

Its first post office opened in 1837.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Farmington in 1890

Passages that mention Farmington, cut from the printed page as they were published.

preacher in charge. | The parsonage in Mocksville was bought in 1866 by the Rey. J. E. Maune, and when the circuit was divided in 1876, the Farmington circuit bought a parsonage im Smith Grove for $4.25, being the amount received from. the Mocksville circuit. At the first Quarterly Meeting for 1890…
History of Methodism in Davie County1890 · page 32Read the page →
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preacher in charge. | The parsonage in Mocksville was bought in 1866 by the Rey. J. E. Maune, and when the circuit was divided in 1876, the Farmington circuit bought a parsonage im Smith Grove for $4.25, being the amount received from. the Mocksville circuit. At the first Quarterly Meeting for 1890, oh the Farmington circuit, the

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Farmington on the map, 1966 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Farmington. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Farmington on the 1966 USGS mapFarmington on the 1984 USGS mapFarmington on the 1994 USGS map1966Farmington sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Farmington.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Farmington had its own post office from 1837 to 1954.

Farmington
1837–1954
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Cedar Forest Estates
1cemetery inside Farmington
Farmington Community

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Farmington’s history

What year was Farmington founded?

The Farmington post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Farmington?

One place: the Farmington Historic District (listed 2010).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.