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Fallis dates to 1892

Most of Fallis was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1910.

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How Fallis began

When was Fallis founded?

1892

Fallis dates its founding to 1892 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 248 in 19102020 census: 21134 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1894.The full story ↓

What stands out about Fallis’ past

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The story

How Fallis came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fallis.

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Fallis was founded in 1892, just south of an Indian village on the western edge of the Iowa Reservation, in a wooded area and "on a long red hill." Originally known as Mission, it was renamed in 1894 for its prime developer and first postmaster, Judge William Henry Fallis. Although the town is mostly abandoned today, and is nearly a ghost town, during the early 1900s Fallis was a whistle-stop for several railroad lines, and was a thriving little community with stores, hotels, banks, lumber yards, and other businesses, as well as a city hall. The population may have reached 400 during this time. Fallis was the home of several accomplished authors and poets.

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Timeline

Fallis, 1892 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892
    FoundingFallis is established
  3. 1894Post officeThe Fallis post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1970Post officeThe Fallis post office closes
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On the map

Fallis on the map, 1954 to 1990

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

Fallis on the 1954 USGS mapFallis on the 1963 USGS mapFallis on the 1990 USGS map1954Oklahoma City sheet · 1:250,000

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

People over time

Fallis, census by census

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Between 21 and 248 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Fallis had its own post office from 1894 to 1970.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Fallis’ history

What year was Fallis founded?

In 1892, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Fallis’ post office opened in 1894, and the census of 1910 counted 248 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 Wikipedia, 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.