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Welcome to Falling Rock ...

Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Falling Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

Falling Rock is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Falling Rock: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities near Falling Rock ...

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

  • Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Charleston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
    • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <4>
  • Chesapeake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
    • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <4>
  • Belle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Clendenin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • East Bank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
    • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Glasgow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
  • Pratt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 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 Falling Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falling Rock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falling Rock ...

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

Adding Falling Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Falling Rock 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 Falling Rock was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Falling Rock in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Falling Rock post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Falling Rock.

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Falling Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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