Welcome to Walts Corner ...

Walts Corner is located in Las Animas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Walts Corner: Walts Cor. (or less commonly used: Walts Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Walts Corner for more information about variations on the name of Walts Corner.

Walts Corner is 5,800 feet [1,768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Walts Corner is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Walts Corner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Walts Corner, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Walts Corner: 719

Communities near Walts Corner ...

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

• Branson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Branson is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Former name for Branson:
  • Wilson's Switch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <3>
• Trinchera
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinchera is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinchera
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinchera <3>
• Troy ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Troy is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
• Villegreen
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Villegreen is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villegreen
• Folsom
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Folsom is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
• Model
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Model is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model <3>
• Hoehne
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <3>
• San Miguel ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
• Des Moines
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Des Moines is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• Beshoar
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar

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 Walts Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walts Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walts Corner ...

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