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Welcome to Folley ...

Folley is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Folley is located in Motley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Folley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Folley is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Folley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Folley: 806

Communities near Folley ...

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

  • Turkey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Quitaque
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flomot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Mule ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gray Mule is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mule
  • Cedar Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Matador
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • South Plains
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Whitney
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Whitney is located in Briscoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Silverton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Dougherty
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Folley ...

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

Adding Folley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Folley 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 Folley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Folley post office opened in 1922. The Folley post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Folley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Motley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Folley - 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>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/