Farlington, Kansas

Farlington, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Farlington, Kansas
Farlington, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°37′04″N 94°49′40″W / 37.61778°N 94.82778°W / 37.61778; -94.82778Coordinates: 37°37′04″N 94°49′40″W / 37.61778°N 94.82778°W / 37.61778; -94.82778
Country United States
State Kansas
County Crawford
Elevation 991 ft (302 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 66734
Area code(s) 620
GNIS feature ID 475139[1]

Farlington is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. Farlington is located near K-7 8 miles (13 km) north of Girard. Farlington has a post office with ZIP code 66734.[2]

History

The first post office in Farlington was established in July, 1870.[3]

Farlington was a shipping point on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, and was laid out in 1869 when that line was extended to it.[4][5]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 621.
  5. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1905. p. 32.


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