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History · New Falcon

Half of New Falcon’s homes were built after 1973

Most of New Falcon was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: maps from 1938 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about New Falcon’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 New Falcon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

New Falcon, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of New Falcon yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

New Falcon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Zapata County, Texas, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 191 to 117 (-39%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

New Falcon, 1911 to 1938

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1911Post officeThe Falcon post office opens
  3. 1932Post officeThe Falcon post office closes
  4. 1938On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

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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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On the map

New Falcon on the map, 1938 to 1985

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

New Falcon on the 1938 USGS mapNew Falcon on the 1965 USGS mapNew Falcon on the 1985 USGS map1938Falcon 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 New Falcon.

People over time

New Falcon, census by census

010020020002020Peak: 191

Between 117 and 191 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Falcon, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
FalconNew Falcon Colonia

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

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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 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.