Welcome to Falmouth ...

Falmouth is located in Stafford County<1>.

The location of Falmouth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Falmouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1794.

Falmouth is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Falmouth lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Falmouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Falmouth - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Falmouth ...

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

• Dumfries
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
• Quantico
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
• Port Royal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Stafford Lakes Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Lakes Village
  • Stafford Lakes Village is located in Stafford County
• Leavells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
  • Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
• Hartwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood
  • Hartwood is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwood <4>
• Stafford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Stafford is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <4>
• Woodlanding Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlanding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
  • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
• Canterbury Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
  • Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
• Loy Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
  • Loy Landing is located in Stafford County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falmouth ...

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

Adding Falmouth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Falmouth post office opened in 1794.

We also found Falmouth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falmouth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/