Welcome to Walton ...

Walton is located in Lee County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Walton: WAWL-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Walton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Walton: (815) and (779)<5>

Communities Also Named Walton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Walton - they are located in Florida, 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.

• Dixon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <6>
• Sterling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <6>
• Rock Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <6>
• Amboy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Amboy is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <6>
• Walnut
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <6>
• Franklin Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Grove
  • Franklin Grove is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Grove <6>
• Ashton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Ashton is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <6>
• Tampico
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
  • Tampico is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampico <6>
• La Moille
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Moille
  • La Moille is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Moille <6>
• Ohio
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Ohio is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio <6>

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 for Walton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Walton post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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