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Welcome to Walker ...

Walker is located in Aroostook County<1>.

Walker is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Walker (for example, toward Bath (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Walker: 207

Communities Also Named Walker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Walker - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Walker ...

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

  • Presque Isle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mapleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mars Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Easton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Easton is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
  • Blaine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Westfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Westfield is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Chapman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walker - 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.