Welcome to Falls Junction ...
Falls Junction is located in Koochiching County<1>.
The location of Falls Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
A typical abbreviation for Falls Junction: Falls Jct. (or less commonly used: Falls Jctn.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Falls Junction for more information about variations on the name of Falls Junction.
Falls Junction is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Falls Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Falls Junction and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The area code for Falls Junction: (218)
Communities Also Named Falls Junction ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Falls Junction - they are located in Alabama, Maryland, New York and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Falls Junction.
Communities near Falls Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Falls Junction.
- International Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for International Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Falls
- International Falls is located in Koochiching County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for International Falls <4>
- Littlefork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefork
- Littlefork is located in Koochiching County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefork <4>
- Island View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Koochiching County
- Rocky Inlet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Inlet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Inlet
- Ericsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericsburg
- Ericsburg is located in Koochiching County
- Crozier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier
- Windy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Point
- Sims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Nickel Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel Lake
- Box Alder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Falls Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falls Junction.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Falls Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Falls Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falls Junction ...
Looking for more information about Falls Junction? 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 Falls Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Falls Junction.
Adding Falls Junction to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Falls Junction 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 Falls Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Falls Junction.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falls Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Koochiching County: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Koochiching, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Falls Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |