Fallon, California is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California[1] Just west of State Route 1 along the abandoned North Pacific Coast Railroad.

Fallon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°16′29″N 122°54′21″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Marin County
Elevation [1]	75 ft (23 m)
Area code	707

Geography

Fallon, California is located at 38°16′29″N 122°54′21″W. It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Tomales, at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m).[1]

Demographics

Fallon has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community. However estimated population varies from 15 to 25 residents.

History

The name Fallon honors Luke and James Fallon, early local settlers. Starting in the 1870s, Fallon was a stop on the North Pacific Coast Railroad connecting Cazadero to the Sausalito ferry to San Francisco. Following soon after in 1898 the first post office in Fallon opened.[2]

Improvements to the narrow-gauge rail corridor continued in the 1910s and although it is generally thought that tracks north of Point Reyes Station (milepost 36.4) remained 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge; it is plausible that dual-gauge tracks were installed as far as Monte Rio[3] (milepost 73.8) serving passenger and industry needs alike in and around Fallon until the entire lines abandonment in the 1930s.[4]

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