Farrar, Iowa

This article is about the Iowa community. For other uses, see Farrar.

Farrar is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Polk County, Iowa, United States.^[1] A formerly abandoned elementary school building, now owned by paranormal investigative Youtubers Sam and Colby, and one church are located in Farrar, as well as 13 houses. As a result of unincorporation all residents of Farrar now have a Maxwell, Iowa address.

Farrar, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Farrar Bible Fellowship, a church in Farrar
Farrar, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°48′21″N 93°22′12″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Polk
Township	Washington
Elevation [1]	297 m (974 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	515
GNIS feature ID	456558[1]

History

Farrar owes its development to the railroad line that was developed through the area in 1902-1903 ^[2] , and was consequently named in honor of one of the railroad employees involved in the creation of that line. A post office was established in 1904.^[3]

Farrar's population was 42 in 1925.^[4] The population was 36 in 1940.^[5]

Education

Bondurant–Farrar Community School District operates local area public schools.^[6]