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Welcome to Walkill ...

Walkill is located in Clay County<1>.


The location of Walkill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Walkill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Walkill is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Walkill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Walkill lies within the (904) area code.

Websites for Walkill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Walkill, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Walkill ...

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

  • Palatka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Green Cove Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Orange Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Penney Farms
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hastings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tocoi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
  • Bostwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Asbury Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
    • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
  • Fruit Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Johns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walkill ...

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

Adding Walkill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walkill 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 Walkill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Walkill post office opened in 1886.

We also found Walkill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walkill.

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walkill - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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