 In 1858 Joseph Taylor settled in the area that later became Farr West.In 1868 the area was included as a part of Harrisville when a precinct was organized.On November 30, 1890 western Harrisville was organized into a separate LDS ward and given the name Farr West in honor of Lorin Farr, former president of the Weber LDS stake, and Chauncey W. West, who had served as presiding bishop of Weber County, and who was the son-in-law of Abraham Hoagland.