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Methlick (Gaelic: Maothulach) is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the River Ythan 11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi) north-west of Ellon.

Formartine (Scottish Gaelic: Fearann Mhàrtainn meaning "Martin's land") is a committee area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This district extends north from the River Don to the River Ythan. It has a population of 36,478 (2001 Census). The committee area was formed in 1996 from part of the former district of Banff and Buchan. Formartine has experienced rapid population growth, particularly around Ellon and Oldmeldrum, and in the south east where development has spread outwith the city of Aberdeen. By contrast, the area around Turriff retains strong dependency on the traditional agricultural economy. The area's coastline and rural environment offer recreation potential including the Formartine and Buchan Way.

Cairnorrie is a rural settlement in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the B9170 road between Methlick and New Deer. The primary school at Cairnorrie was closed in 2005.

Barthol Chapel is a small village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, named after the Catholic saint, St Bartholomew. Barthol Chapel has a school with a very small football pitch, and a church. The local language is Doric language of North East Scotland. The nearest villages are Methlick, Fyvie, Oldmeldrum and Tarves.

Haddo House is a Scottish stately home located near Tarves in Aberdeenshire, approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of Aberdeen (grid reference NJ868347). The former seat of the Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen and Temair, Haddo House has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1979.

Tillyhilt Castle was a 16th-century tower house 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of Ellon, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The A947 is a single-carriageway road in Scotland that links Aberdeen to Banff via several towns in Aberdeenshire, including Newmachar, Oldmeldrum, Fyvie and Turriff. Approximately half a mile before Oldmeldrum are views of Bennachie. The A947 has a poor safety record, with over 20 fatal crashes occurring between 2005 and 2018.

Cuminestown is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and sits at the centre of the parish of Monquhitter. It is approximately 6 miles from Turriff and New Deer, 10 miles from Macduff and Banff and 15 miles from Fraserburgh. Monquhitter is a small rural parish nestling in the heart of Aberdeenshire. It incorporates the small village of Garmond and many houses and farms in the surrounding areas including Greeness and Greens. The parish was split from Turriff in 1649 when what was then a rural church was built on land owned by the Cumine family. The village itself was founded in 1763 by Joseph Cumine, to a design by Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk, a friend of Cumine's. Grant's plan for the village followed closely the design used for firstly New Keith, and secondly Archiestown. The construction of the village was followed soon afterwards by the adjacent hamlet of Garmond. The postcode of Cuminestown is within the Turriff and District ward/electoral division, which is in the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Banff and Buchan. The Scottish Parliament constituency is Aberdeenshire East. The village primary school, called Monquhitter School, also serves Garmond and New Byth. The Parish Church of Montquhitter was built in 1764, on a bluff behind the town. It was extended by James Matthews in 1868. It contains a 17th-century stone, from an earlier church, and a bell of 1689.A 1707 monument to William Cumine has "excellent carving and three curious, almost Romanesque panels framing a fine flying skeleton". Cumine's house, Auchry, built in 1767, was a tall, red ashlar mansion featuring carvings from Auchry Castle.The large, now-replaced House of Byth was built to 1693. It is survived only by 19th-century doocot and home farm.In 2011, Cuminestown had an estimated population of 440. It is currently estimated to have a population of 540

Craigdam is a hamlet in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Tarves () is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated in the Formartine area between Oldmeldrum and Methlick.

Meldrum House is a Category B listed country house and estate in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It dates to around 1625 (although its datestone is not in its original position), and it received its historic designation in 1971.

New Deer (Scottish Gaelic: Achadh Reite) is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, which lies in the valley of Deer. It is located at the junction of several roads crossing through the Howe of Buchan. It was founded after monks from Deer Abbey, Old Deer, built a chapel at Auchreddie, which translates as "field of the bog myrtle", and lies clustered on both sides of the slope of a tributary of South Ugie Water. Around 1507 the register of Deer Abbey lists its lands in the "new paroche of Deir". The name Auchreddie has dropped in significance over the years; however, the southern end of the village is still known by this name.In 1805, New Deer was extended to the north by the third James Ferguson of Pitfour (1735–1820), the elder brother of Patrick Ferguson. Also involved were the Gordons of Cairnbanno, who were seeking to improve the old community of Auchreddie.