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Welcome to Falcon ...

Falcon is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Falcon is located in Laclede County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falcon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Falcon is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Falcon: 417

The ZIP code for Falcon: 65470<3>

Communities Also Named Falcon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Falcon - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Mississippi, 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.

  • Lebanon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Robert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Stoutland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plato
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Bridges
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Winnipeg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
  • Abo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Abo is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo

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 (so far) 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 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falcon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Laclede, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Falcon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Falcon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Falcon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/