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Welcome to Walhalla (aka 'Butter's Junction') ...

Walhalla is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walhalla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Walhalla is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Walhalla: 231

The ZIP code for Walhalla: 49458<3>

The community of Walhalla has also been called Butter's Junction.

Communities Also Named Walhalla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Walhalla - they are located in North Dakota, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Walhalla ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walhalla ...

Looking for more information about Walhalla? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walhalla, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walhalla.

Adding Walhalla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walhalla post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walhalla.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walhalla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Walhalla). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walhalla or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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