Welcome to Walesboro ...

Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walesboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Walesboro is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Walesboro is within the (812) area code.

Communities near Walesboro ...

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

• Columbus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Seymour
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• North Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Edinburgh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <4>
• Brownstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
• Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Westport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Princes Lakes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
  • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
• Nashville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walesboro ...

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

Adding Walesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walesboro 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 Walesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Walesboro on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walesboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov