Welcome to Walton ...

So far, we found very little information about Walton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Walton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walton, please Contact Us.

Walton would have been located within present day Parke County<2>.

The location of Walton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Walton is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Walton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Walton (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

If Walton still existed, it would have been in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Walton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Walton: This one is located in Parke County and the other is located in Cass County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 30 communities that are also named Walton - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Walton ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <5>
• Greencastle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Brazil
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <5>
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Fairview Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Seelyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Montezuma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>
• Knightsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
• Bainbridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov