Farmersville, IL

Farmersville is a village in northern Montgomery County, Illinois, at the southern edge of Bois D’Arc Township. The 2020 census counted 689 residents. Hillsboro, the county seat, is about 25 miles southeast, while the village connects with Raymond and the other communities in the Panhandle School District. The old Illinois railroad line on the west side of town has become the Green Diamond Trail, adding a walking and cycling route to the farm-country map.

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Farmersville’s Irish Days festival arrives on the last weekend of May and runs from Thursday through Saturday, carrying a local tradition that began in 1907. The village also has an old Opera House, a reminder of the era when rail service and small-town halls organized the calendar. Panhandle CUSD 2 brings Farmersville together with nearby communities, with its junior and senior high schools in Raymond. Farmersville is a compact Montgomery County village where the trail, the festival, and the school district keep older connections in use.