Welcome to Walbert ...
So far, we found very little information about Walbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walbert, please Contact Us.
Walbert would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.
The location of Walbert has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walbert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Walbert is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Walbert was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Walbert ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walbert - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walbert.
Communities near Walbert ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walbert.
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
- Saint Clair
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <5>
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
- Owensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owensville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <5>
- New Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
- Bourbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Bourbon is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <5>
- Gerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Gerald is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <5>
- Bland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bland is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <5>
- Parkway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Walbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walbert.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walbert. 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 Walbert.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walbert. See our Newspapers Page for Walbert.
Adding Walbert to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walbert in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Walbert post office opened in 1895.
We also found Walbert on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walbert.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walbert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |