Welcome to Walton ...

Walton is located in Potter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Walton is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Walton lies within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Walton ...

While we believe that this Walton is located in Potter County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Walton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny and Clearfield County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 30 communities that are also named Walton - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, 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.

• Coudersport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coudersport
  • Coudersport is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coudersport <4>
• Galeton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
  • Galeton is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <4>
• Westfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <4>
• New Bergen ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bergen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
  • New Bergen is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
• Ulysses
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <4>
• Oswayo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
  • Oswayo is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Gold
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold
  • Gold is located in Potter County
• Sunderlinville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderlinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
  • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
• Hector
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Potter County
• Sweden Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden Valley
  • Sweden Valley is located in Potter County

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Walton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/