Welcome to Walsh ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walsh, 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 1951.

Walsh is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Walsh is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Walsh lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Note: If you travel east from Walsh (for example, toward Maple Creek (SK)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Telephone area codes for Walsh: (403) & (587)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Walsh: T0J<3>

Communities Also Named Walsh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Walsh - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Walsh ...

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

• Irvine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
• Hatton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hatton has also been known as:
  • Forress
• Elkwater
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkwater <5>
• Dunmore
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
• Maple Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Creek <5>
• Golden Prairie
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Prairie
• Ross Glen
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Glen
• Schuler
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuler
• Meadowlands
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
• Medicine Hat
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Hat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Hat <5>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walsh ...

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

Adding Walsh to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Walsh was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walsh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/