Welcome to Falmouth ...

Falmouth is primarily located in Rush County<1>. A portion of Falmouth extends into Fayette County.

The location of Falmouth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falmouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Falmouth is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Falmouth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Falmouth is located in the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for Falmouth: 46127<4>

Communities Also Named Falmouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Falmouth - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Falmouth ...

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

• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Connersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <5>
• Rushville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
• Centerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Knightstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
  • Knightstown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <5>
• Cambridge City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge City
  • Cambridge City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge City <5>
• Hagerstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Spiceland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
  • Spiceland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <5>
• Shirley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falmouth ...

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

Adding Falmouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Falmouth 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 Falmouth was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Falmouth in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Falmouth post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falmouth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rush County: www.rushcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov