Welcome to Falconer ...

The village of Falconer is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falconer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Falconer has a population of 2,249 people<3> (see below for details).

Falconer is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Falconer lies within the (716) area code.

Websites for Falconer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Falconer, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Falconer had an population of 2,249 people. This is a decrease of 7.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Falconer had a population of 2,420 people. This makes Falconer the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Falconer represents 0.01% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 808th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,420 people, the population of Falconer decreased 4.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,540 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Falconer.

Communities Also Named Falconer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Falconer - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Communities near Falconer ...

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

• Warren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Lakewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Youngsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Mayville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <5>
• Randolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <5>
• Celoron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celoron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celoron
  • Celoron is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celoron <5>
• East Randolph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
  • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
• Cassadaga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <5>
• South Dayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dayton
  • South Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Dayton <5>
• Sugar Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falconer ...

Looking for more information about Falconer? 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 Falconer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Falconer.

Adding Falconer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Falconer 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 Falconer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Falconer post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falconer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/