Welcome to Folsomdale ...

Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Folsomdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Folsomdale is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Folsomdale is located in the (585) area code.

Communities Also Named Folsomdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Folsomdale - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Folsomdale ...

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

• Lackawanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <3>
• Depew
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <3>
• Batavia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <3>
• Lancaster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• East Aurora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <3>
• Williamsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <3>
• Sloan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
• Warsaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
• Orchard Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <3>
• Akron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <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 Folsomdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Folsomdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Folsomdale ...

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

Adding Folsomdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Folsomdale 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 Folsomdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Folsomdale post office opened in 1853.

We also found Folsomdale in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Folsomdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/