Folsom, also spelled Folsolm, is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States.

[1] Folsom was originally named Cleveland Beat and was a voting precinct during Grover Cleveland's first presidency.

The name was then changed to Folsom in honor of Cleveland's wife, Frances Folsom.

[2] A post office operated under the name Folsom from 1887 to 1904.

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