Official Name: | Falmouth, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Falmouth |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fayette, Rush |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Fairview, Union, Washington |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.7008°N -85.3011°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1043 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46127 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 434385 |
Falmouth is an unincorporated community in Fayette and Rush counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located at the northeastern corner of Union Township and the southeastern corner of Washington Township in Rush County and along the northwestern edge of Fairview Township in Fayette County, it lies at the intersection of CR800E (Rush County) with CR600N (Rush County)/CR400N(Fayette County). Falmouth sits northwest of Connersville and northeast of Rushville, the county seats of Fayette and Rush counties respectively.[1] Although Falmouth is unincorporated, it has a post office (located in Rush County), with the ZIP code of 46127.[2]
The first settlement at Falmouth was made about 1825.[3] Falmouth was laid out in 1832.[4] It was named after Falmouth, in England.[5] The first post office in Falmouth opened in 1847.[6]
An old variant name of the community was called Old Baker Settlement.[7]