Welcome to Walkersville ...
So far, we found very little information about Walkersville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walkersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walkersville, please Contact Us.
Walkersville would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
The location of Walkersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walkersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Walkersville is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Walkersville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Walkersville would have been located in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.
Websites for Walkersville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.unioncountycoc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Walkersville, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Walkersville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Walkersville - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walkersville.
Communities near Walkersville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walkersville.
- Indian Trail
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Indian Trail is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
- Matthews
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
- Fort Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
- Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <6>
- Waxhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Waxhaw is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <6>
- Stallings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
- Stallings is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <6>
- Weddington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
- Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <6>
- Wesley Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
- Wesley Chapel is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <6>
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <6>
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 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 Walkersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walkersville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walkersville. 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 Walkersville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkersville. See our Newspapers Page for Walkersville.
Adding Walkersville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walkersville 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 Walkersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Walkersville post office opened in 1826.
We also found Walkersville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walkersville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.co.union.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walkersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walkersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (980) is an overlay for area code (704). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |