Welcome to Walbo ...

Walbo is located in Isanti County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walbo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Walbo is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Walbo ...

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

• East Bethel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
  • East Bethel is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bethel <4>
• North Branch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
• Cambridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Oak Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Saint Francis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <4>
• Isanti
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti
  • Isanti is located in Isanti County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isanti <4>
• Zimmerman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
  • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
  • Zimmerman has also been known as:
  • Lake Fremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <4>
• Princeton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Nowthen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nowthen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
  • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
• Rush City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush City
  • Rush City is located in Chisago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush City <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 Walbo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walbo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walbo ...

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

Adding Walbo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walbo post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walbo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Isanti County: www.co.isanti.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/