Welcome to Valley Falls ...

Valley Falls is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Valley Falls is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Valley Falls lies within the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Valley Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Valley Falls - they are located in Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Valley Falls ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <3>
• Greer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <3>
• Gaffney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <3>
• Woodruff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <3>
• Lyman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <3>
• Duncan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
• Wellford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <3>
• Landrum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <3>
• Pacolet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <3>
• Inman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <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 Valley Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Falls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Falls ...

Looking for more information about Valley Falls? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Valley Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Falls.

Adding Valley Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley Falls 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 Valley Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Valley Falls post office opened in 1858.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/