Welcome to Fall Creek ...

Fall Creek is located in Adams County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fall Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fall Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Fall Creek: Fall Crk. (or less commonly used: Fall Ck. or Fall Cr.)

Fall Creek is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Fall Creek: (217)

Communities Also Named Fall Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Fall Creek - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, North Carolina (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fall Creek.

Communities near Fall Creek ...

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

• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Hannibal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Palmyra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Barry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Barry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
• New London
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Payson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Payson is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <4>
• Liberty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Hull
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
• New Canton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • New Canton is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Frankford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <4>

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 Fall Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fall Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fall Creek. 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 Fall Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fall Creek ...

Looking for more information about Fall Creek? 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 Fall Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fall Creek.

Adding Fall Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fall Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov