Welcome to Walton ...

Walton is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Walton is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Walton: (402) and (531)<3>

The ZIP code for Walton: 68461<4>

Communities Also Named Walton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Walton - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), 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.

• Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Waverly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Hickman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Hickman is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <5>
• Eagle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <5>
• Bennet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet
  • Bennet is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennet <5>
• Ceresco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
  • Ceresco is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceresco <5>
• Elmwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Elmwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <5>
• Firth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <5>
• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walton ...

Looking for more information about Walton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walton.

Adding Walton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walton 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 Walton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Walton post office opened in 1880.

We also found Walton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/