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Welcome to Fall Branch ...

Fall Branch is primarily located in Washington County<1>. A portion of Fall Branch extends into Greene County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fall Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Fall Branch: Fall Br. (or less commonly used: Fall Brnch.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Fall Branch had a population of 1,291 people.<2> (see below for details).

Fall Branch is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Fall Branch: 423 & 729<4>

The ZIP code for Fall Branch: 37656<5>

Communities near Fall Branch ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fall Branch ...

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

Adding Fall Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fall Branch 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 Fall Branch was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fall Branch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fall Branch.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fall Branch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Fall Branch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Fall Branch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Fall Branch). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fall Branch or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.