West Falls Church is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.The population was 29,207 at the 2010 census. Before 2010, West Falls Church was officially named Jefferson.est Falls Church is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 29,207 at the 2010 census.
Watershed at a Glance. The Cannon River watershed is located south of the Twin Cities and encompasses areas of Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Steele, Rice and Waseca counties. The watershed drains approximately 1,460 square miles through two main channels, the Cannon and Straight Rivers, to the Mississippi at Red Wing.
The Battle of Mud Springs and the Battle of Rush Creek between the U.S. army and the Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, and Arapaho Indians took place in 1865 within what would become Morrill county. Morrill County was formed in 1908 carved out of Cheyenne County. It was named after Charles Henry Morrill, a president of the Lincoln Land Company.