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Welcome to Fallassburg ...

Fallassburg is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fallassburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fallassburg is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fallassburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Fallassburg: 616

Communities near Fallassburg ...

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

  • Grand Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Kentwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Grand Rapids
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ionia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Belding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Odessa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Fallassburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fallassburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fallassburg ...

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

Adding Fallassburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fallassburg 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 (so far) for Fallassburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fallassburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fallassburg - 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.