Welcome to Wallonia ...

Wallonia is located in Trigg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wallonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Wallonia is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wallonia: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Wallonia ...

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

• Hopkinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
  • Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hopkinsville
  • From Wallonia to Hopkinsville
• Princeton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Princeton
  • From Wallonia to Princeton
• Cadiz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cadiz
  • From Wallonia to Cadiz
• Dawson Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Springs
  • Dawson Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson Springs <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dawson Springs
  • From Wallonia to Dawson Springs
• Eddyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eddyville
  • From Wallonia to Eddyville
• Crofton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crofton
  • From Wallonia to Crofton
• Cerulean
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerulean
  • Cerulean is located in Trigg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerulean <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cerulean
  • From Wallonia to Cerulean
• Hopson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
  • Hopson is located in Caldwell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hopson
  • From Wallonia to Hopson
• Bainbridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Christian County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bainbridge
  • From Wallonia to Bainbridge
• Gracey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
  • Gracey is located in Christian County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gracey
  • From Wallonia to Gracey

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wallonia ...

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

Adding Wallonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wallonia 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 Wallonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Wallonia post office opened in 1838.

We also found Wallonia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wallonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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