Welcome to Fallsburg ...
Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fallsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Fallsburg is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fallsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fallsburg: 606
Communities Also Named Fallsburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fallsburg - they are located in New York and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fallsburg.
Communities near Fallsburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fallsburg.
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <3>
- Kenova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Louisa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
- Ceredo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Gay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dennis
- From Fallsburg to Dennis
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 Fallsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fallsburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fallsburg. 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 Fallsburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fallsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Fallsburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fallsburg ...
Looking for more information about Fallsburg? 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 Fallsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fallsburg.
Adding Fallsburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fallsburg 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 Fallsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fallsburg post office opened in 1890.
We also found Fallsburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fallsburg.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fallsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |