Welcome to Folletts ...

Folletts is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Folletts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Folletts is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Folletts lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Folletts is within the (563) area code.

Communities near Folletts ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Folletts.

• Davenport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <3>
• Moline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <3>
• Bettendorf
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <3>
• Clinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
• East Moline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
  • East Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
• Silvis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvis
  • Silvis is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silvis <3>
• Eldridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <3>
• De Witt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <3>
• Colona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Henry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <3>
• Camanche
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
  • Camanche is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Folletts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Folletts.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Folletts. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Folletts.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Folletts. See our Newspapers Page for Folletts.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Folletts ...

Looking for more information about Folletts? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Folletts, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Folletts.

Adding Folletts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Folletts in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Folletts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Folletts post office opened in 1884.

We also found Folletts in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Folletts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Folletts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/