Welcome to Folger ...
So far, we found very little information about Folger. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Folger to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Folger, please Contact Us.
Folger would have been located within present day McMinn County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Folger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Folger is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Folger was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Folger (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Folger was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Folger ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Folger - they are located in Alaska, Ohio and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Folger.
Communities near Folger ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Folger.
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Etowah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sale Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Hopewell Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
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 Folger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Folger.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Folger. 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 Folger.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Folger. See our Newspapers Page for Folger.
Adding Folger to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Folger in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Folger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Folger post office opened in 1882. The Folger post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Folger.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Folger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Folger - 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 Folger area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Folger area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |