Welcome to Walkchalk ...

Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walkchalk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Walkchalk is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Walkchalk ...

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

• Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Lower Burrell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <3>
• Vandergrift
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <3>
• Tarentum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <3>
• Brackenridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
  • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <3>
• Ford City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <3>
• Leechburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <3>
• Freeport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
• Apollo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
  • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <3>
• Saxonburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonburg
  • Saxonburg is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxonburg <3>

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 Walkchalk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walkchalk.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walkchalk ...

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

Adding Walkchalk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walkchalk post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walkchalk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/