Welcome to Walker ...
So far, we found very little information about Walker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walker, please Contact Us.
Walker would have been located within present day Colbert County<2>.
The location of Walker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Walker is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Walker was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Walker once stood is in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Walker ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Walker - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walker.
Communities near Walker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walker.
- Iuka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <6>
- Burnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <6>
- Tishomingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
- Tishomingo is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <6>
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <6>
- Paden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
- Oldham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Short
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker. See our Newspapers Page for Walker.
Adding Walker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walker in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Walker post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walker.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |