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Welcome to Walcan ...

Walcan is located in Walton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walcan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Walcan is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Walcan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Walcan: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Walcan ...

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

  • Freeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ponce de Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Caryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Westville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Knox Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
  • Cerrogordo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Mossy Head
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Walcan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walcan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walcan ...

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

Adding Walcan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walcan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Walcan was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walcan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Walton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walcan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Walcan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Walcan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.