Welcome to Falk ...
So far, we found very little information about Falk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Falk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Falk, please Contact Us.
Falk would have been located within present day Humboldt County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Falk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Time Zone: The area where Falk was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Falk was located: 707 & 369<3>
Communities near Falk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Falk.
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eureka
- From Falk to Eureka
- Arcata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcata
- Arcata is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcata <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arcata
- From Falk to Arcata
- Fortuna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Fortuna is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fortuna
- From Falk to Fortuna
- Rio Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Dell
- Rio Dell is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Dell <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rio Dell
- From Falk to Rio Dell
- Ferndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ferndale
- From Falk to Ferndale
- Blue Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lake
- Blue Lake is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blue Lake
- From Falk to Blue Lake
- Pine Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hills
- Pine Hills is located in Humboldt County
- Hookton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookton
- Hookton is located in Humboldt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hookton
- From Falk to Hookton
- Humboldt Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Hill
- Humboldt Hill is located in Humboldt County
- Table Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Bluff
- Table Bluff is located in Humboldt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Table Bluff
- From Falk to Table Bluff
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 Falk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Falk. 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 Falk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Falk. See our Newspapers Page for Falk.
Adding Falk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Falk in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Falk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Falk post office opened in 1899.
We also found Falk in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Falk.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Falk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Falk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Falk 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |