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Fall Creek

A township of 536 people in Adams County, Illinois
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Conserved land9.4%2,329 of 24,667 acres
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Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
31Population
476 ftElevation

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.

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