The community's name is an acronym for the Florida-Alabama Land Company, which harvested timber in the area.[2] Falco was founded by members of the Florida-Alabama Land Company in 1903. The community was home to a large sawmill, the Falco Bank, Falcola Bottling Company, a 40-room hotel, a grist mill and general stores. A two-story railroad depot sat near the logging railroads, which connected to the Central of Georgia and L&N lines. The town began to decline after a fire destroyed the saw mill in 1925. The mill was then moved to Willow, Florida.[3] A post office operated under the name Falco from 1903 to 1955.[4]
^ ab"Falco, Alabama, in June 1942". Alabama Yesterdays. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
^"Falco and its residents resulted from timber industry". Andalusia Star-News. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^. Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^. Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
External linksedit
1942 photographs of Falco
Additional photographs of Falco, including railroad pictures
Photos by John Collier Jr at the Library of Congress.
April 27, 2024
falco, alabama, falco, also, spelled, falko, unincorporated, community, covington, county, alabama, united, states, community, lies, entirely, within, conecuh, national, forest, unincorporated, communityfalco, post, office, 1942show, alabamashow, united, state. Falco also spelled Falko is an unincorporated community in Covington County Alabama United States The community lies entirely within the Conecuh National Forest Falco AlabamaUnincorporated communityFalco post office in 1942Falco AlabamaShow map of AlabamaFalco AlabamaShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 31 02 57 N 86 37 06 W 31 04917 N 86 61833 W 31 04917 86 61833CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyCovingtonElevation243 ft 74 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code334GNIS feature ID118171 1 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Notable person 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe community s name is an acronym for the Florida Alabama Land Company which harvested timber in the area 2 Falco was founded by members of the Florida Alabama Land Company in 1903 The community was home to a large sawmill the Falco Bank Falcola Bottling Company a 40 room hotel a grist mill and general stores A two story railroad depot sat near the logging railroads which connected to the Central of Georgia and L amp N lines The town began to decline after a fire destroyed the saw mill in 1925 The mill was then moved to Willow Florida 3 A post office operated under the name Falco from 1903 to 1955 4 Falco was photographed by John Collier Jr who was working for the Farm Security Administration under Roy Stryker 2 Demographics editFalco was listed as an incorporated community on the U S Census from 1920 to 1940 Historical population CensusPop Note 1920592 193096 83 8 194080 16 7 U S Decennial Census 5 Notable person editEmory Williams businessman and entrepreneurReferences edit Falco Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior a b Falco Alabama in June 1942 Alabama Yesterdays Retrieved December 26 2015 Falco and its residents resulted from timber industry Andalusia Star News Retrieved December 25 2015 Covington County Jim Forte Postal History Archived from the original on December 25 2015 Retrieved December 25 2015 U S Decennial Census Census gov Archived from the original on May 7 2015 Retrieved June 6 2013 External links edit1942 photographs of Falco Additional photographs of Falco including railroad pictures Photos by John Collier Jr at the Library of Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Falco Alabama amp oldid 1179029095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
