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Welcome to Folsom ...

Folsom is located in Johnston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Folsom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Folsom is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Folsom: 580

Communities Also Named Folsom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Folsom - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Folsom ...

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

  • Durant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tishomingo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
    • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <3>
  • Calera
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
    • Calera is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <3>
  • Caddo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wapanucka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tushka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
    • Tushka is located in Atoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Silo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
    • Silo is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Milburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Milburn is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <3>
  • Mead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Mead is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Folsom ...

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

Adding Folsom to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Folsom post office opened in 1894.

We also found Folsom on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Folsom.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Folsom - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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