Welcome to Falun ...
Falun is located in Burnett County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Falun, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Falun is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Falun lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Falun: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Falun ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Falun - they are located in Alberta and Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Falun.
Communities near Falun ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Falun.
- Rock Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grantsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Frederic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Luck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Milltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Siren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Atlas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Clam Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Randall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
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 Falun. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falun.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Falun. 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 Falun.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Falun. See our Newspapers Page for Falun.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falun ...
Looking for more information about Falun? 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 Falun, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Falun.
Adding Falun to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Falun 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 Falun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Falun post office opened in 1894. The Falun post office closed in 1920.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Falun.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Burnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Falun - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Falun area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Falun area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |