Fallon, California

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Fallon, California is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California[1] Just west of State Route 1 along the abandoned North Pacific Coast Railroad.

Fallon
Unincorporated community
Fallon is located in California
Fallon
Fallon
Location in California
Fallon is located in the United States
Fallon
Fallon
Fallon (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°16′29″N 122°54′21″W / 38.27472°N 122.90583°W / 38.27472; -122.90583Coordinates: 38°16′29″N 122°54′21″W / 38.27472°N 122.90583°W / 38.27472; -122.90583
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMarin County
Elevation
[1]
75 ft (23 m)
Area code(s)707

Geography[]

Fallon, California is located at 38°16′29″N 122°54′21″W / 38.27472°N 122.90583°W / 38.27472; -122.90583. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Tomales, at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m).[1]

Demographics[]

Fallon has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community. However estimated population varies from 15 to 25 residents.

History[]

Fallon Station And Nearby Grain & Feed Store 1898-1907

The name Fallon honors Luke and James Fallon, early local settlers. Starting in the 1870s, Fallon was a stop on the North Pacific Coast Railroad connecting Cazadero to the Sausalito ferry to San Francisco. Following soon after in 1898 the first post office in Fallon opened.[2]

Improvements to the narrow-gauge rail corridor continued in the 1910s and although it is generally thought that tracks north of Point Reyes Station (milepost 36.4) remained 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge; it is plausible that dual-gauge tracks were installed as far as Monte Rio[3] (milepost 73.8) serving passenger and industry needs alike in and around Fallon until the entire lines abandonment in the 1930s.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fallon, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 631. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Image of dual tracking at Monte Rio Stationhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Monte_Rio_station_postcard_%282%29.jpg and – Santa Rosa Republican, March 1, 1910
  4. ^ Page 18 http://npshistory.com/publications/pore/hrs-hamlet.pdf
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