Welcome to Walco ...
So far, we found very little information about Walco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walco, please Contact Us.
Walco would have been located within present day Hot Spring County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Walco is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Walco was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Walco was located: 501
Communities Also Named Walco ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walco - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walco.
Communities near Walco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walco.
- Hot Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haskell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Caddo Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Fountain Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Traskwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Leola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Prattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Walco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walco. 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 Walco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walco. See our Newspapers Page for Walco.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |