Welcome to Walker ...

Walker is located in Macon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Walker is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Walker is within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Walker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Walker: This one is located in Macon County and the other is located in Will County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 48 communities that are also named Walker - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Walker ...

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

• Decatur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Taylorville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Taylorville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorville <4>
• Mount Zion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <4>
• Forsyth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
• Moweaqua
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
  • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <4>
• Harristown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
  • Harristown is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <4>
• Long Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
• Bethany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
• Warrensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
  • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <4>
• Blue Mound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
  • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker ...

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

Adding Walker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walker post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov