Welcome to Folsom ...
Folsom is located in Vernon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Folsom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Folsom is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Folsom lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Folsom: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Folsom ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Folsom - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Vermont and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Folsom.
Communities near Folsom ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Folsom.
- Viroqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Westby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- La Farge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Soldiers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Gays Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Readstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Chaseburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 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 Folsom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Folsom.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Folsom. 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 Folsom.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Folsom. See our Newspapers Page for Folsom.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Folsom ...
Looking for more information about Folsom? 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 Folsom, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Folsom.
Adding Folsom to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Folsom 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 Folsom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Folsom post office opened in 1887. The Folsom post office closed in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Folsom.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Folsom - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Folsom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Folsom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |