Welcome to Walsh ...

Walsh is located in Greenup County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walsh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Walsh is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Walsh is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Walsh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Walsh - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Walsh ...

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

• Portsmouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Ironton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Russell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Raceland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• New Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Worthington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
• Vanceburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Greenup
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• Wurtland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
  • Wurtland is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 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 Walsh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walsh.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walsh ...

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

Adding Walsh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walsh 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 Walsh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Walsh post office opened in 1900.

We also found Walsh on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walsh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/