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Welcome to Walton ...

Walton is located in Saint Lucie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Walton is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Walton: 772

Communities Also Named Walton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Walton - they are located in Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walton.

Communities near Walton ...

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

  • Port Saint Lucie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fort Pierce
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stuart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sewall's Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jupiter Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jupiter Island is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Saint Lucie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Saint Lucie Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
    • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
  • Ocean Breeze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
    • Ocean Breeze Park
  • Indian River Estates
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian River Estates is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Estates
  • North River Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North River Shores is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Shores

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walton ...

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

Adding Walton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walton 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 (so far) for Walton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Walton post office opened in 1907. The Walton post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Saint Lucie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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