Folsom
Folsom was an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. The area is now within the city limits of Amarillo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Potter County, Texas, United States of America
- Also known as: “Folsom, Texas” and “Folsom, TX”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 5 William P Clements Unit.
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is a public airport six miles east of downtown Amarillo, in Potter County, Texas, United States. The airport was renamed in 2003 after NASA astronaut and Amarillo native Rick Husband, who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in February of that year.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 5 William P Clements Unit
Prison
The William P. "Bill" Clements Unit is a state prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in unincorporated Potter County, Texas, United States, east of Downtown Amarillo.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 5 Nathaniel J Neal Unit
Prison
The Nathaniel J. Neal Unit is a state prison for men located in unincorporated Potter County, Texas, near Amarillo. It is owned and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 5 Nathaniel J Neal Unit is situated 2 miles west of Folsom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pullman and St. Francis.
Pullman
Hamlet
Pullman was an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is now within the city limits of Amarillo. Pullman is situated 2½ miles south of Folsom.
St. Francis
Hamlet
St. Francis is an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. St. Francis is situated 5 miles east of Folsom.
Folsom
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Potter, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.23589° or 35° 14′ 9″ northLongitude
-101.70574° or 101° 42′ 21″ westElevation
3,583 feet (1,092 metres)Open location code
857W67PV+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 151605721OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Folsom” goes by many names.
- French: “Folsom”
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