Fallon, California is anunincorporated community inMarin County,California.[1] Fallon is located at38°16′29″N122°54′21″W / 38.27472°N 122.90583°W /38.27472; -122.90583, 2 miles (3.2 km) north ofTomales, at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m).[1] It lies just west ofState Route 1 along the abandonedNorth Pacific Coast Railroad.
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| Coordinates:38°16′29″N122°54′21″W / 38.27472°N 122.90583°W /38.27472; -122.90583 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Marin County |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Area code | 707 |
The name Fallon honors Luke and James Fallon, early local settlers. Starting in the 1870s, Fallon was a stop on theNorth Pacific Coast Railroad connectingCazadero to theSausalito ferry to San Francisco. The Fallon family operated a dairy and creamery in the area, and shipped dairy products to San Francisco and beyond by rail.[2] Following soon after, in 1898, the first post office in Fallon opened.[3] The town survived the1906 San Francisco Earthquake with little damage,[4] but in 1912, the creamery, train station, and other businesses burned to the ground, and Fallon began to decline as the creamery relocated to the Tomales area.[2]
Rail service to Fallon ended in 1930.[4]
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