RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Schley County >> Walls CrossingIndex...

Welcome to Walls Crossing ...

Walls Crossing is located in Schley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walls Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1915.

A typical abbreviation for Walls Crossing: Walls Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Walls Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Walls Crossing.

Walls Crossing is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Walls Crossing, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Walls Crossing: 229

Communities near Walls Crossing ...

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

  • Americus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena Vista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oglethorpe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ida Vesper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
    • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
  • Ideal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Norwich is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Andersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <3>
  • Concord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Concord is located in Schley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walls Crossing ...

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

Adding Walls Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walls Crossing 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 Walls Crossing was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walls Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Schley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walls Crossing - 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.