Welcome to Folsom ...

Folsom is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Folsom, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Folsom is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Folsom lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Folsom: (334)

Communities Also Named Folsom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Folsom: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Randolph County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 24 communities that are also named Folsom - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Folsom ...

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

• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Greensboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <4>
• Uniontown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Newbern
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Newbern is located in Hale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
• Faunsdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
  • Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <4>
• Rosemary
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Rosemary is located in Hale County
• Sprott
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
  • Sprott is located in Perry County
• Suttle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
  • Suttle is located in Perry County
• Browns
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
  • Browns is located in Dallas County
• Ellawhite
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellawhite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
  • Ellawhite is located in Perry County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Folsom ...

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

Adding Folsom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Folsom 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 Folsom was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Folsom on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Folsom.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycounty-al.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/