Welcome to Wallin ...

Wallin is located in Benzie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Wallin is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wallin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Wallin: (231)

Communities Also Named Wallin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wallin - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Wallin ...

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

• Traverse City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <3>
• Kingsley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <3>
• Frankfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
• Buckley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <3>
• Benzonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <3>
• Kaleva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
  • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <3>
• Thompsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <3>
• Mesick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
  • Mesick is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <3>
• Empire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
• Elberta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallin ...

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

Adding Wallin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wallin 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 Wallin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wallin post office opened in 1893.

We also found Wallin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benzie County: www.berriencounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/