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History · Folsomville

Folsomville’s post office opened in 1863, and 65% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on.

1863first post office
0on the National Register
65%homes built before 1940
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How Folsomville began

When was Folsomville founded?

1863

The Folsomville post office opened in 1863, the earliest record of the town by name.

163 years
Founding year: the first Folsomville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Folsomville’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Folsomville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1980. Watch Folsomville change.Old housesHalf of Folsomville’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Folsomville’s history is told.

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On the map

Folsomville on the map, 1900 to 1980

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

Folsomville on the 1900 USGS mapFolsomville on the 1960 USGS mapFolsomville on the 1980 USGS map1900De Gonia Springs 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 Folsomville.

The story

How Folsomville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Folsomville.

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Folsomville was laid out in 1859 by Benjamin Folsom, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Folsomville since 1863. Folsomville used to have the nickname "Lick Skillet."

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Folsomville

Nobody well known was born in Folsomville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Florence HendersonAmerican actress and singer · b. 1934
Jay CutlerAmerican football player, quarterback · b. 1983
James A. HemenwayAmerican politician · b. 1860
Robert G. RoederAmerican biologist · b. 1942
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Bumper TormohlenAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1937
Monte M. KatterjohnAmerican screenwriter · b. 1891

Questions about Folsomville’s history

What year was Folsomville founded?

The Folsomville post office opened in 1863, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.