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History · West Farmington

West Farmington’s post office opened in 1865, and 54% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1880.

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How West Farmington began

When was West Farmington founded?

1865

The West Farmington post office opened in 1865, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Farmington (1819), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 260 in 18802020 census: 542161 years
Founding year: the first West Farmington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about West 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 West Farmington are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of West Farmington’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1994. Watch West Farmington change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Farmington’s history is told.

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The story so far

West Farmington, in brief

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

West Farmington is a village in northwestern Trumbull County, Ohio, United States, along the Grand River. The population was 542 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

Its first post office opened in 1865. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 499 to 542 (+9%).

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

On the map

West Farmington on the map, 1905 to 1994

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

West Farmington on the 1905 USGS mapWest Farmington on the 1952 USGS mapWest Farmington on the 1970 USGS mapWest Farmington on the 1994 USGS map1905Bristolville sheet · 1:62,500

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

Timeline

West Farmington, 1819 to 1905

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1819Post officeThe Farmington post office opens
  3. 1865Post officeThe West Farmington post office opens
  4. 1886Born hereLynn B. Griffith is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1903Post officeThe Farmington post office closes
  7. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

West Farmington, decade by decade

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People over time

West Farmington, census by census

010020030040050060070018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 650

Between 260 and 650 people in every census since 1880.

14 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on West Farmington’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

West Farmington’s post office has been open since 1865. Another post office, Farmington, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Farmington
1819–1903
West Farmington
1865–today
18101920today
1cemetery inside West Farmington
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about West Farmington’s history

What year was West Farmington founded?

The West Farmington post office opened in 1865, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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

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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 Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.