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History · Fall River Mills

Fall River Mills dates to 1855, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 2000.

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24%homes built before 1940
4famous people
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How Fall River Mills began

When was Fall River Mills founded?

1855

Fall River Mills dates its founding to 1855 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 2000.

First census: 648 in 20002020 census: 616171 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1873.The full story ↓

What stands out about Fall River Mills’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fall River Mills’s history is told.

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The story

How Fall River Mills came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fall River Mills.

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Fort Crook, a U.S. Army post, was established in the Fall River Valley on July 1, 1857, by Lieutenant George Crook to protect immigrants and settlers. It was later commanded by Captains John W. Gardner and McGregor. The fort site, near Glenburn, is California Historical Landmark No. 355.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Fall River Mills, 1855 to 1988

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1855
    FoundingFall River Mills is established
  3. 1873Post officeThe Fall River Mills post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1960Born hereDan Hawkins is born here
  6. 1961On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1975Born hereMegan Dahle is born here
  8. 1979Born hereHeather Hadwick is born here
  9. 1988Born hereJamie Pineda is born here
By decade

Fall River Mills, decade by decade

Today17 recent
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On the map

Fall River Mills on the map, 1961 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fall River Mills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Fall River Mills on the 1961 USGS mapFall River Mills on the 1990 USGS map1961Fall River Mills sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fall River Mills.

People over time

Fall River Mills, census by census

010020030040050060070020002020Peak: 648

Between 573 and 648 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fall River Mills’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

4 famous people were born in Fall River Mills

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Jamie PinedaAmerican musician · b. 1988
Megan DahleAmerican politician from California · b. 1975
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Dan HawkinsAmerican football player and coach, sportscaster · b. 1960
Heather HadwickAmerican politician · b. 1979
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

McArthurIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Fall River Mills’ history

What year was Fall River Mills founded?

In 1855, according to Wikidata. Fall River Mills’ post office opened in 1873, and the census of 2000 counted 648 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (17), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.