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Welcome to Walden ...

Walden is located in Whitley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Walden is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Walden (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Walden: 606

Communities Also Named Walden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Walden - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Walden ...

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

  • Corbin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Barbourville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jellico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <3>
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Woodbine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodbine is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • North Corbin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Corbin is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
  • Emlyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Emlyn is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
  • Dorthae
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dorthae is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
  • Hopewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walden ...

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

Adding Walden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walden 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 Walden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Walden post office opened in 1902. The Walden post office closed in 1982.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Whitley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/