Welcome to Walker ...
Walker is located in White County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Walker, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Walker is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Walker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Walker lies within the (501) area code.
Communities Also Named Walker ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Walker: This one is located in White County and the other is located in Columbia County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 48 communities that are also named Walker - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walker.
Communities near Walker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walker.
- Searcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Searcy is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <5>
- Beebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Beebe is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beebe <5>
- Ward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Ward is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <5>
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Bald Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Bald Knob is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bald Knob <5>
- Judsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judsonia
- Judsonia is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judsonia <5>
- Kensett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Kensett is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensett <5>
- Des Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
- Des Arc is located in Prairie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <5>
- Higginson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - McRae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walker. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker. See our Newspapers Page for Walker.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker ...
Looking for more information about Walker? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walker.
Adding Walker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walker 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Walker post office opened in 1881.
We also found Walker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walker.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for White County: www.whitecountyar.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |