Welcome to Faulkner ...

Faulkner is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Faulkner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Faulkner is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Faulkner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Faulkner - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Faulkner ...

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

• Iowa Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
  • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <4>
• Hampton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Eldora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <4>
• Parkersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Ackley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
  • Ackley is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackley <4>
• Aplington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aplington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplington
  • Aplington is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aplington <4>
• Allison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <4>
• Alden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Wellsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
• Dumont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Dumont is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <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 Faulkner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Faulkner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faulkner ...

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

Adding Faulkner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Faulkner post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faulkner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/