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History · Farson

Farson’s post office opened in 1909

Most of Farson was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: 8 old photos and papers and maps from 1968 on.

1909first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
8old photos & papers
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From Farson’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Farson began

When was Farson founded?

1909

The Farson post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 272117 years
Founding year: the first Farson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Farson’s past

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

Old housesHalf of Farson’s homes were built before 1959.
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How Farson came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Farson.

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Farson and nearby Eden are located near an archaeological site dating to the Protohistoric period. It contains the remains of at least 12 lodges and a massive bone bed of over 200 pronghorn, indicating it was a site for communal hunting and processing. Farson served as a relay station for the Pony Express and stagecoaches was located at the crossing of the Big Sandy River. It served as a vital stop for mail and travelers until 1862. Farson is near Simpsons Hollow, located approximately 10 miles southwest. This site was the location of a famous 1857 raid during the "Utah War." Mormon militia burned 26 U.S. Army supply wagons to prevent federal troops from reaching Salt Lake City. Farson owes its name to John Farson, a Chicago broker and financier. In 1907, under the Carey Act, he backed the Eden Irrigation and Land Company to bring water to the valley.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Farson, 1909 to 1968

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1909Post officeThe Farson post office opens
  3. 1941In the archiveRanch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming
  4. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Farson, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s8 items
Ranch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming1941Ranch mailbox near Farson, WyomingRanch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming1941Ranch mailbox near Farson, WyomingRanch mail box near Farson, Wyoming1941Ranch mail box near Farson, WyomingRoad across the plains near Farson, Wyoming1941Road across the plains near Farson, WyomingUntitled photo, possibly related to: Ranch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming1941Untitled photo, possibly related to: Ranch mailbox ne…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Ranch mail box near Farson, Wyoming1941Untitled photo, possibly related to: Ranch mail box n…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Road across the plains near Farson, Wyoming1941Untitled photo, possibly related to: Road across the …Untitled photo, possibly related to: Road across the plains near Farson, Wyoming1941Untitled photo, possibly related to: Road across the …
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 recent
Untitled photo2026Untitled photoEden Farson Fire District2026Eden Farson Fire DistrictA beehive-looking structure, possibly an unusual home, in rural Sweetwater County, Wyoming, near Farson2016A beehive-looking structure, possibly an unusual home…A creative, even nostalgic, ranch entrance sign near the hamlet of Farson in Sweetwater County, Wyoming2015A creative, even nostalgic, ranch entrance sign near …WYMap-doton-Farson2004WYMap-doton-Farson
On the map

Farson on the map, 1968 to 1980

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

Farson on the 1968 USGS mapFarson on the 1980 USGS map1968Farson 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 Farson.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Ranch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming
Retake this viewRanch mailbox near Farson, Wyoming, 1941

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Finish Farson’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Questions about Farson’s history

What year was Farson founded?

The Farson post office opened in 1909, 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 Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (10), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.