Welcome to Walcan ...

Walcan is located in Walton County<1>.

The location of Walcan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walcan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Walcan is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Walcan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Walcan: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities near Walcan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walcan.

• Freeport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Ponce de Leon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
  • Ponce de Leon is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponce de Leon <5>
• Caryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Caryville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <5>
• Westville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
• Knox Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
• Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
  • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
• Mossy Head
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Head
  • Mossy Head is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossy Head <5>
• Millers Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
• Five Points
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Washington County

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 Walcan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walcan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walcan. 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 Walcan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walcan. See our Newspapers Page for Walcan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walcan ...

Looking for more information about Walcan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Walcan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walcan.

Adding Walcan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walcan 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 Walcan was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walcan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walcan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/