Falmouth, Kentucky
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Falmouth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41040. It stands on South Fork Licking River. The Survey maps it on the Falmouth quadrangle. 2,216 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 551 feet above sea level.
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On record in Falmouth
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 17 shown
Leslie T. Applegate Houselisted 1983
Bishop Houselisted 1983
Charity's Houselisted 1983
Chipman Houselisted 1983
House at 206 Park Streetlisted 1983
Kellum Houselisted 1983
McBride Houselisted 1983
Pendleton Houselisted 1983
Sheehan Houselisted 1983- Dolph Aluck Smokehouselisted 1987
- Central Falmouth Historic Districtlisted 1983
- Elzey Hughes Houselisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresFalmouth grew from 2,169 to 2,216 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,169 | |
| 2020 | 2,216 | +47 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1930 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:48000
- 1936 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Falmouth between 2000 and 2003, burning about 31 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 February 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 November 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Falmouth in 60 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 35 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 6 flash flood, 6 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $25,000 | A portion of a road was washed out near the intersection of Main Street and Reservoir Hill Road. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $25,000 | Heavy rainfall caused a creek to rise over the bridge on Liberty road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $20,000 | Numerous trees were downed across Pendleton County. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $15,000 | A large tree fell onto a house. Numerous trees were also downed elsewhere across the county. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Falmouth | $10,000 | Flooding was reported with some cars stranded in the water. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $10,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down, especially in Falmouth. Dime size hail also fell with this storm. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $10,000 | Trees were knocked down across the county, especially in Falmouth. Quarter size hail also fell in the northern part of the county. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $8,000 | Gutters and shingles were blown off of a few houses. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $8,000 | A garage door was blown off a house. Trees were also downed. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $7,000 | A few trees and power lines were downed. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $7,000 | Several large trees were downed and a portion of a roof was torn off of a house. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $5,000 | Several trees were downed throughout Pendleton County. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $5,000 | Several large trees were knocked down and a power pole was snapped. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $5,000 | Numerous roads and low level bridges were reported flooded countywide. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $5,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down, including one that landed on a vehicle. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $5,000 | A few roads were flooded at a depth of up to a foot. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $5,000 | Trees and large limbs down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $4,000 | A home sustained some minor siding damage. Also, trees limbs were knocked down in Falmouth. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $4,000 | Several trees were knocked down on Highway 330 in a couple of places. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Large trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | There were several reports of trees down around the county due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | A few trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | $3,000 | Numerous roads were reported closed across the county due to heavy rainfall. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | A few small trees were broken and downed. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down along State Route 22. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Trees were knocked down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Trees knocked down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | Numerous trees downed. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Falmouth | $3,000 | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $2,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $2,000 | Numerous trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Falmouth | $2,000 | Six county roads were closed due to high waters. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $2,000 | Several trees were reported down across the county. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $2,000 | A telephone pole was snapped in half due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Falmouth | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | A large tree was downed. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | One tree was knocked down. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | A large tree was knocked down at Highway 22 and Highway 159 and was partially blocking the road. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | A tree was knocked down. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near Kathy Lane and US Route 27. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $1,000 | Two trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | $250 | A couple of small trees were downed. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Falmouth | - | Several roads across Pendleton County remained closed due to high water. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Falmouth | - | Several roads were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Falmouth | - | Wagner Ferry Road was covered with high water. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Falmouth | - | Roads were still reported closed due to previous flash flooding. |
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | - | High water flooded a bridge on John Denny Rd. A family had to be rescued when they became trapped in their vehicle. The vehicle was swept away by the flood waters. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| March 1995 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Falmouth | - | no account filed |
Newspapers printed here
9,720 digitised pages6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 1,210 issues, 9,720 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Falmouth Outlook | 1907 to Current |
| The Pendleton Democrat | 187? to 1??? |
| The Falmouth Democrat | 18?? to 1??? |
| The Falmouth Pendletonian | 1881 to 188? |
| The Guide | 188? to 18?? |
| The Pendletonian | 189? to 19?? |
What the paper printed
14,243 wordsFront pages of the local paper, read from the Library of Congress scans: 7 issues spread across its run from 1881 to 1907, 14,243 words in total. Each is reproduced on its own page, exactly as the recogniser returned it.
These pages read less well than anything else here, and the number is worth stating: about three words in four come through cleanly, against nine in ten for the building records. An 1896 broadsheet sets eight-point type in seven columns on microfilm, which is the hardest thing in this archive to read by machine. We tested our own recognisers against the Library's and they were not better, so the Library's text is what appears, with the wholly unreadable columns removed. Read it as a guide to what the paper covered, and follow the link to the scan before quoting anything.
| Issue | Paper | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1907-06-21 | The Falmouth Outlook | 3,985 words |
| 1907-08-09 | The Falmouth Outlook | 2,035 words |
| 1907-10-04 | The Falmouth Outlook | 2,470 words |
| 1907-11-22 | The Falmouth Outlook | 2,652 words |
| 1895-08-30 | The Pendleton Democrat | 2,258 words |
| 1881-03-10 | The Falmouth Pendletonian | 228 words |
| 1881-07-07 | The Falmouth Pendletonian | 615 words |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Falmouth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2627136 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 491967. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





