Do you know of Walker ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Walker. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Walker.<1>
Our source wasn't clear whether Walker was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Walker would be found somewhere in Ottawa County, Michigan.
Communities Also Named Walker ...
We found 48 communities that share the name Walker.
There are three communities within Michigan that are also named Walker.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 47 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Emmet County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Walker [Kent County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Walker [Colbert County].
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Walker [Yavapai County].
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Walker.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Walker [Los Angeles County].
- Mono County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Walker [Mono County].
- Siskiyou County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Walker [Siskiyou County].
- Colorado
- Weld County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Walker [Weld County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Walker [New Castle County].
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Walker [Dougherty County].
- Idaho
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Walker [Madison County].
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Linn County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Walker [Linn County].
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walker [Ellis County].
- Kentucky
- Knox County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Walker [Knox County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Walker [Aroostook County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Walker [Baltimore County].
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Cass County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Walker [Cass County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Vernon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Walker [Vernon County].
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Walker [Gallatin County].
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Cleveland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Walker [Cleveland County].
- Tulsa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Walker [Tulsa County].
- Oregon
- Lane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Walker [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walker [Centre County].
- Fayette County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walker [Fayette County].
- Tioga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walker [Tioga County].
- South Carolina
- Barnwell County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Walker [Barnwell County].
- Spartanburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Walker [Spartanburg County].
- South Dakota
- Corson County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Walker [Corson County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Walker [Davis County].
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Walker [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Walker [Wood County].
- Wisconsin
- Wood County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Walker [Wood County].
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Walker ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Walker:
Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)
The FIPS database contains an entry for Walker.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 26/82980 (Place Name: Walker)
County: Ottawa (FIPS State/County: 26/139)
Class: U8
Identifies a populated place (in this case, Walker) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Ottawa County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Ottawa County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Walker could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |