Welcome to Falcon ...

Falcon is located in El Paso County<1>.

Falcon was established in 1888.

Falcon is 6,830 feet [2,082 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Falcon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Falcon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Falcon: (719)

Communities Also Named Falcon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Falcon - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Falcon ...

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

• Colorado Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <3>
• Fountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
• Monument
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <3>
• Manitou Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <3>
• Calhan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhan
  • Calhan is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhan <3>
• Black Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
  • Black Forest is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Forest <3>
• Cimarron Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Hills
  • Cimarron Hills is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron Hills <3>
• Eastonville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastonville
  • Eastonville is located in El Paso County
• Peyton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peyton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
  • Peyton is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peyton <3>
• Ellicott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
  • Ellicott is located in El Paso 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 Falcon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falcon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falcon ...

Looking for more information about Falcon? 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 Falcon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Falcon.

Adding Falcon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Falcon post office opened in 1888.

We also found Falcon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falcon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/