Welcome to Wallington ...

Wallington is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Wallington is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wallington lies within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Wallington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wallington - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Wallington ...

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

• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Lyons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Palmyra
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Clifton Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
• Clyde
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Phelps
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Phelps is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <4>
• Wolcott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
• Macedon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
  • Macedon is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <4>
• Sodus Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Point
  • Sodus Point is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus Point <4>
• Fair Haven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <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 Wallington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wallington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallington ...

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

Adding Wallington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wallington post office opened in 1873.

We also found Wallington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/