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History · Farmington

Farmington’s post office opened in 1841, and 48% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1900 on and old-book passages.

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How Farmington began

When was Farmington founded?

1841

The Farmington post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 735185 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.On the map since 19004 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1973. Watch Farmington change.Old housesHalf of Farmington’s homes were built before 1953.Deep rootsA post office since 1841: 185 years of Farmington.
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On the map

Farmington on the map, 1900 to 1973

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 1900 USGS mapFarmington on the 1931 USGS mapFarmington on the 1964 USGS mapFarmington on the 1973 USGS map1900Uniontown 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 Farmington.

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 in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Farmington is located along U.S. Route 40, the National Road, approximately 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, and is the closest settlement to Fort Necessity National Battlefield. It is also home to Historic Summit Inn Resort, the four-star Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and the New Meadow Run and Spring Valley Bruderhofs, two of a group of international Christian communities with about 200 members in each. As of the 2010 census, the population of Farmington was 767.

Its first post office opened in 1841. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 767 to 735 (-4%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Farmington, 1882–1900

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

The township contains three villages, — Farming ton, Gibbons' Glade, and Elliottsville. Farmington is in the northeastern part on the National road. Gib bons' Glade, six miles from Farmington, is in the I' southern part on Little Sandy, and on a weekly imil route from Farmington to Brandonville, W.…
History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania1882 · page 829Read the page →
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The township contains three villages, — Farming ton, Gibbons' Glade, and Elliottsville. Farmington is in the northeastern part on the National road. Gib bons' Glade, six miles from Farmington, is in the I' southern part on Little Sandy, and on a weekly imil route from Farmington to Brandonville, W. Va. Elh <3ttsville is in the western part on Big Sandy, at the junction of the Haydentown and Uniontowu roads

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The village of Farmington is located at the intersection of the old National road and the Falls City road. It is surrounded by a good farming country, and is regarded as a pleasant summer resort.
History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania1882 · page 837Read the page →
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The village of Farmington is located at the intersection of the old National road and the Falls City road. It is surrounded by a good farming country, and is regarded as a pleasant summer resort.

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Farmington is in the east, on the famous National Road, and contains a number of buildings, a hotel and a postoffice. The late Thomas Rush formerly carried on a store, which is now conducted by his widow.
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania1900 · page 427Read the page →
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Farmington is in the east, on the famous National Road, and contains a number of buildings, a hotel and a postoffice. The late Thomas Rush formerly carried on a store, which is now conducted by his widow.

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

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Farmington

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

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

Questions about Farmington’s history

What year was Farmington founded?

The Farmington post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.