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Welcome to Walesboro ...

Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County<1>.

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

Walesboro is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Walesboro: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Walesboro ...

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

  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Seymour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • North Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburgh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Brownstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • 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)
    • Westport is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Princes Lakes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Elizabethtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • 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 (so far) for Walesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walesboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Bartholomew, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walesboro - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Walesboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Walesboro 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.