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Welcome to Walker Ford ...

Walker Ford is located in Coles County<1>.

Walker Ford is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Walker Ford (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Walker Ford: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Walker Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Walker Ford - they are located in Georgia and Tennessee (3).

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

Communities near Walker Ford ...

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

  • Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mattoon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Arcola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Casey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Neoga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <4>
  • Greenup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Toledo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
  • Martinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Coles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walker Ford - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Walker Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Walker Ford 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.