Welcome to Walkersville ...

Walkersville is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walkersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Walkersville is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Walkersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Walkersville - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Walkersville ...

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

• Monroe City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
• Shelbina
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
  • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <4>
• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Clarence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Shelbyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
• Hunnewell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
  • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
• Holliday
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Holliday is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
• Bethel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• Newark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <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 Walkersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walkersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walkersville ...

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

Adding Walkersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walkersville post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walkersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/