Welcome to Walpole ...

Walpole is located in Hamilton County<1>.

The pronunciation of Walpole: WAWL-pol<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walpole, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Walpole is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Walpole: (618)

Communities Also Named Walpole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Walpole - they are located in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Walpole ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Eldorado
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• McLeansboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Carrier Mills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
• Norris City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <4>
• Galatia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <4>
• Ridgway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Pittsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Enfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
• Thompsonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walpole ...

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

Adding Walpole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walpole 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 Walpole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Walpole post office opened in 1873.

We also found Walpole on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walpole.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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