Meanings
plural Folsoms
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
- countableuncountableA city in Sacramento County, California, United States.
In November 2024, Kiley won reelection in the district where Folsom is located by about 11 points, though Trumps' victory was closer to 3 points, according to data compiled by analyst Drew Savicki and cited by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
2025 April 16, Andrew Stanton, “Bernie Sanders Rally Crowd Size Tops 30K in District Trump Won Three Times”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 24 Apr 20251 more example
Folsom, another well-known institution, opened in 1880. Between 1880 and 1933, when a facility for women was opened in Tehachapi, there was not a single new prison constructed. In 1952, the California Institution for Women opened and Tehachapi became a new prison for men. In all, between 1852 and 1955, nine prisons were constructed in California.
2003, Angela Y. Davis, chapter 1, in Are Prisons Obsolete?, archived from the original on 19 May 2023, page 12 - countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Bartow County, Georgia, United States.
- countableuncountableA village in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri, United States.
- countableuncountableA borough of Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.
- countableuncountableA village in Union County, New Mexico, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio, United States.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Custer County, South Dakota, United States.
- countableuncountableA former unincorporated community in Potter County, Texas, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Variant of Foulsham.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Folsom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Folsom
“Folsom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Folsom. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Folsom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Folsom.
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