Falmouth is an

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and

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(CDP) in

Missaukee County Missaukee County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 15,052. The county seat is Lake City. Missaukee County is part of the Cadillac, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county i ...

in the U.S. state of

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

. The community is located within Clam Union Township.

History

It began as a lumbering settlement and was first known as "Pinhook". A post office named Falmouth was established on December 18, 1871, with Eugene W. Watson as the first postmaster. In 1873, Falmouth nearly became the

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, losing to Reeder (now Lake City) by one vote. John Koopman built a store in 1879, and in 1881 bought the village

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, along with its saw, shingle and grist mill.

Geography

The Falmouth post office, with ZIP code 49632, also serves portions of northern and eastern Clam Union Township, as well as all of Holland Township to the east, and portions of Butterfield Township to the northeast, Aetna Township to the north, and smaller areas in Reeder Township to the northwest and Riverside Township to the west.49632 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census

Demographics

Transportation

The main roads that provide access to Falmouth are Prosper Road (to the east), 7 Mile Road (to the northeast), Forward Road (to the north and south), and Falmouth Road (to the west.

Nearby major highways

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References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Missaukee County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Census-designated places in Missaukee County, Michigan 1871 establishments in Michigan Populated places established in 1871