| Official Name: | Farmville, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Populated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chatham |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 282 |
| Coordinates: | 35.5708°N -79.22°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27330 |
| Area Code: | 919 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1020221 |
Farmville is a community in southeastern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States, which was once called Coal Glen. The area was the site of coal mining activities from the 18th century up the mid-1950s, and was the site of the 1925 Coal Glen mine disaster.
By the time of the 1925 disaster, the town consisted of several homes and a company store.[1]
The Deep River coal field, long, included the Coal Glen and Egypt (Cumnock) mines.[2]
A historical marker noting the mine disaster was dedicated June 3, 2017 at Farmville Community Church at U.S. 15-501 and Walter Bright Road north of Sanford.[3]
Farmville is located at latitude 35|34|15|N| and longitude 79|13|12|W. The elevation is .[4]