[5]: 20  The region developed into an undefined community originally called North Cottonwood Settlement.

[5]: 21–22  In 1852, the territorial legislature picked North Cottonwood as the county seat and officially named it Farmington.

[5]: 24  Following orders from Daniel H. Wells and Brigham Young, Farmington residents built a wall around the city in 1853 under the direction of Major Thomas S. Smith.

[5]: 26–29  Early church meetings were held in a log school and then an adobe structure.

[5]: 29 The Children's Primary Association of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized here on August 11, 1878.

His maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Lee Robinson, was the first bishop of what was then the North Cottonwood Ward.

Ezra T. Clark was an early settler of Farmington who later founded the Davis County Bank and built several houses in the area, some of which are located in the Clark Lane Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[11] It also has two separate railroads where visitors can enjoy train rides on the first Saturday of every month from June to September.

One interesting item in the museum's collection is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, oil-powered, 4-4-0 steam locomotive built by Crown Metal Products.

The trail system has a variety of surface material including gravel, asphalt, and concrete.