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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Falls Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Falls Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Falls Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Falls Creek: Falls Crk. (or less commonly used: Falls Ck. or Falls Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Falls Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Falls Creek may originally have been Fall's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Falls Creek might be written as Fall Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Falls Creek is primarily located in Jefferson County. A portion of Falls Creek extends into Clearfield County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Armstrong, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest & Indiana.

Below are the counties that are near Falls Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Falls Creek:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Falls Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.
    • Red Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
      • Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Pancoast
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
      • Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
    • Sandy Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
      • Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Reynoldsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sykesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
      • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
    • Brockway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <3>
    • Wishaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wishaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
      • Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Hazen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Jefferson County
    • Warsaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Fuller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Fuller is located in Jefferson County
    • Panic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
      • Panic is located in Jefferson County
    • Munderf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
      • Munderf is located in Jefferson County
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.
    • Millville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Armstrong County
    • Eddyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
      • Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
    • Dayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
    • South Bethlehem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
      • South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Putneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
      • Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
      • Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <3>
    • Crates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
      • Crates is located in Clarion County
    • Waterson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
      • Waterson is located in Clarion County
    • Frogtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
      • Frogtown is located in Clarion County
    • Hawthorn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorn <3>
    • Mechanicsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Clarion County
    • Strattanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairmont City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Helen Furnace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
      • Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Crown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
      • Crown is located in Clarion County
    • Brinkerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
      • Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
    • New Bethlehem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Clearfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.
    • DuBois
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
      • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <3>
    • Sandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Clearfield County
    • Treasure Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
      • Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
    • Stanley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
    • Helvetia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
      • Helvetia is located in Clearfield County
    • Luthersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Troutville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
      • Troutville is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Rockton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Rockton is located in Clearfield County
    • Winterburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
      • Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
    • Laborde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
      • Laborde is located in Clearfield County
    • Tyler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Tyler is located in Clearfield County
    • Grampian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian
      • Grampian is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grampian <3>
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.
    • Brockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawmut
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
      • Shawmut is located in Elk County
    • Horton City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
      • Horton City is located in Elk County
    • Challenge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
      • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Kylers Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
      • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Scattertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
      • Scattertown is located in Elk County
    • Dagus Mines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
      • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
    • Byrnedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
      • Ridgway is located in Elk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <3>
    • Caledonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
    • Millstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
      • Millstone is located in Elk County
  • Forest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.
    • Clarington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Redclyffe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redclyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe
      • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
    • Gilfoyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
      • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
    • Marienville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marienville
      • Marienville is located in Forest County
    • Roses
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roses have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
      • Roses is located in Forest County
    • Iron City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Forest County
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.
    • Rossiter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Urey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
      • Urey is located in Indiana County
    • Marchand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
      • Marchand is located in Indiana County
    • Glen Campbell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
      • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <3>
    • Hooverhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
      • Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
    • Trade City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trade City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade City
      • Trade City is located in Indiana County
    • Mottarns Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottarns Mill
      • Mottarns Mill is located in Indiana County
    • Rochester Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
      • Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
    • Savan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
      • Savan is located in Indiana County
    • Georgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
      • Georgeville is located in Indiana County
    • Hillsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
    • Cherry Tree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Falls Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Falls Creek.

Newspapers Published in Falls Creek ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Falls Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Falls Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Falls Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Falls Creek:

Cemeteries Near Falls Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Falls Creek.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Falls Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
  • Rumbarger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumbarger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumbarger Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Beechwoods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beechwoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beechwoods Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Reynoldsville.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1111986 <5>
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
  • Salem UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Lakelawn Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynoldsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynoldsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynoldsville Cemetery
    • Soldier Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldier Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldier Hill Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Falls Creek had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Falls Creek had a population of 994 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Falls Creek, with the one closest to Falls Creek listed first.

  • Pancoast
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
    • Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
  • DuBois
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <3>
  • Harveys Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Run
    • Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Rathmel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathmel
    • Rathmel is located in Jefferson County
  • Sandy Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
    • Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Beechtree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechtree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtree
    • Beechtree is located in Jefferson County
  • Prescottville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescottville
    • Prescottville is located in Jefferson County
  • McMinns Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMinns Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinns Summit
    • McMinns Summit is located in Jefferson County
  • Reynoldsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Clearfield County
  • Narrows Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
    • Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
  • Coal Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Glen
    • Coal Glen is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lanes Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
      • Lanes Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Sykesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
      • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
    • Helvetia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
      • Helvetia is located in Clearfield County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Falls Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Falls Creek.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Falls Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falls Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1423, Longitude: -78.8034       In this case, the coordinates for Falls Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Falls Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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