Welcome to Falco ...
Falco is located in Covington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Falco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Falco is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Falco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Falco: 334 & 483<3>
Communities near Falco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Falco.
- Andalusia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Florala
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Carolina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
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 Falco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Falco. 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 Falco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Falco. See our Newspapers Page for Falco.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falco ...
Looking for more information about Falco? 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 Falco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Falco.
Adding Falco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Falco 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 (so far) for Falco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Falco post office opened in 1903. The Falco post office closed in 1955.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Falco.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Falco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Falco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Falco area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |