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Welcome to Falls Mills ...

Falls Mills is located in Tyler County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Falls Mills: Falls Mls. (or less commonly used: Falls Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Falls Mills for more information about variations on the name of Falls Mills.

Falls Mills is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Falls Mills: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Falls Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Falls Mills - they are located in New York and Virginia.

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

Communities near Falls Mills ...

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

  • New Martinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paden City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Marys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sistersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pennsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Matamoras
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • West Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlebourne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falls Mills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Falls Mills - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Falls Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Falls Mills 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.