Welcome to Walker Chapel ...

Walker Chapel is located in Arlington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walker Chapel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Walker Chapel is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Walker Chapel: (703) & (571)<4>

Communities Also Named Walker Chapel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walker Chapel - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Walker Chapel ...

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

• Arlington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Rockville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• College Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Herndon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Greenbelt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Hyattsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <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 Walker Chapel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walker Chapel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker Chapel ...

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

Adding Walker Chapel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walker Chapel 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 Walker Chapel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Walker Chapel post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walker Chapel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Arlington County: www.co.arlington.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/