Welcome to Falfa ...
Falfa is located in La Plata County<1>.
The location of Falfa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Falfa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.
Falfa is 6,900 feet [2,103 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Falfa is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Falfa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Falfa is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Falfa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Falfa - they are located in Arizona, Oklahoma and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Falfa.
Communities near Falfa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Falfa.
- Durango
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Durango is located in La Plata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durango <4>
- Bayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
- Bayfield is located in La Plata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayfield <4>
- Ignacio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
- Ignacio is located in La Plata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ignacio <4>
- Carbon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
- Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
- Gem Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
- Gem Village is located in La Plata County
- Bondad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
- Hermosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Hesperus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperus
- Hesperus is located in La Plata County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperus <4>
- Vallecito
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecito
- Vallecito is located in La Plata County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallecito <4>
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 Falfa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falfa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Falfa. 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 Falfa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Falfa. See our Newspapers Page for Falfa.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falfa ...
Looking for more information about Falfa? 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 Falfa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Falfa.
Adding Falfa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Falfa 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 Falfa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Falfa post office opened in 1924.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Falfa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falfa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including La Plata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Falfa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |