Fallon, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Fallon, California is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.^[1] Fallon is located at

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Coordinates: 38°16′29″N 122°54′21″W / 38.27472°N 122.90583°W / 38.27472; -122.90583CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyMarin CountyElevation

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75 ft (23 m)Area code707

History

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. The Fallon family operated a dairy and creamery in the area, and shipped dairy products to San Francisco and beyond by rail.^[2] Following soon after, in 1898, the first post office in Fallon opened.^[3] The town survived the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake with little damage,^[4] but in 1912, the creamery, train station, and other businesses burned to the ground, and Fallon began to decline as the creamery relocated to the Tomales area.^[2]

Rail service to Fallon ended in 1930.^[4]

Fallon Station And Nearby Grain & Feed Store 1898-1907

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fallon, California
^ ^a ^b Fletcher, Scott (April 4, 2022). "Marin history: Fallon's history". Marin Independent Journal. San Rafael, CA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's geographic names : a gazetteer of historic and modern names of the state. Clovis, California. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. OCLC 38389700.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b Dickson, John T. (April 25, 1970). "Fallon Store remains as reminder of colorful past". Petaluma Argus-Courier. Petaluma, CA. Retrieved December 14, 2023.