124 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
Farina; town in Fayette County, Illinois, named from its location in the wheat- 
growing district. 
Farley; town in Dubuque County, Iowa, named for the superintendent of the Sioux 
City Railroad. 
Farmer; name applied to many small places, either with or without suffixes, indic- 
ative of rural conditions and appearance. 
Farmersville ; village in Collin County, Texas. An early settler set apart a square 
piece of land as a gathering place for farmers from the surrounding country, 
which square forms the nucleus of the existing village. 
Farming'ton; town in San Joaquin County, California; an agricultural district, so 
designated to distinguish it from the mining regions. 
Farming-ton; town and river in Hartford County, Connecticut, named from a place 
in England. 
Farming-ton; township and city in Fulton County, Illinois, and town in Ontario 
County, New York, named from Farmington, Connecticut. 
Farming'ton; village in Oakland County, Michigan, named from Farmington, New 
York. 
Farming-ton; town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, so named because of its 
unusual adaptability to farming purposes. 
Farnham; village in Erie County, New York, named for Le Roy Farnham, the first 
merchant. 
Farnham; town in Richmond County, Virginia, named from the town in Surrey, 
England. 
Farrag-ut; town in Fremont County, Iowa, named for Admiral Farragut. 
Farrandsville; village in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, laid out by and named for 
William P. Farrand, of Philadelphia. 
Farrar; town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, named for a wealthy citizen. 
Farwell; village in Clare County, Michigan, named for Samuel B. Farwell, an officer 
of the old Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad. 
(Faulk; county in South Dakota; 
iFaulkton; township and city in Faulk County. Named for Andrew J. Faulktho, 
' the second governor of Dakota Territory. 
Faulkner; county, and village in same county, in Arkansas, named for Sandy Faulk- 
ner, the real "Arkansas Traveller." 
I Fauquier; county in Virginia; 
| Fauquier Spring's; village in Fauquier County. Named for Francis Fauquier, 
' governor of the State. 
Fausse Riviere; village in Louisiana, so called because it is situated on what was 
formerly the bed of the Mississippi River. Many years ago the river wore 
through an isthmus and left its former bed dry for a distance of about 30 miles. 
A French name, meaning "false river." 
Faustburg; village in South Carolina, named for the first settler. 
Fayette; counties in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, and many places through- 
out the country, named for the Marquis de la Fayette. The name is also used 
with suffixes, such as " ville" and "corner." 
Fear; cape and river in North Carolina. Sir Richard Grenville narrowly escaped 
being wrecked near the cape, in consequence of which he so named it, 
Feather; river in California. A translation of the early Spanish name, plumas. 
February; village in Washington County, Tennessee, named for a resident of the 
place. 
Federal; name given to several places in the country, in reference to the national 
form of government, 
