History · Fall Creek

Fall Creek’s history is
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Fall Creek Bridge Spanning Fall Creek Gorge · Library of Congress

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fall Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fall Creek Township, Adams County, Illinois, United States. Fall Creek is located along Interstate 172 southwest of Payson. As of the 2020 census, Fall Creek had a population of 31. Fall Creek takes its name from a nearby creek of the same name, which was named for a waterfall along its course. A post office called Falls Creek was established in 1861, and closed in 1866. The post office was reestablished in 1872, the name was changed to Fallcreek in 1894, and the post office was discontinued in 1909.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 529 people in 2010, 536 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fall Creek yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fall Creek, decade by decade

Before
2000

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