Welcome to Falling Spring ...

Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falling Spring, 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 Falling Spring: Falling Spg. (or less commonly used: Falling Spng. or Falling Sprng.)

Falling Spring is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Falling Spring lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Falling Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Falling Spring - they are located in Pennsylvania (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Falling Spring.

Communities near Falling Spring ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Florissant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Belleville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• University City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• O'Fallon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Granite City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
• Kirkwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• East Saint Louis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <4>
• Hazelwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <4>
• Collinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <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 Falling Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falling Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falling Spring ...

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

Adding Falling Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falling Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

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