Welcome to Walkerville ...

Walkerville is located in Greene County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Walkerville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walkerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Walkerville is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Walkerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Walkerville - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walkerville.

Communities near Walkerville ...

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

• Carrollton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• White Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <5>
• Roodhouse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roodhouse
  • Roodhouse is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roodhouse <5>
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• Hardin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
• Murrayville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
  • Murrayville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <5>
• Kane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <5>
• Nebo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <5>
• Kampsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampsville
  • Kampsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kampsville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walkerville ...

Looking for more information about Walkerville? 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 Walkerville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walkerville.

Adding Walkerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walkerville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walkerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Walkerville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Walkerville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walkerville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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