Welcome to Walworth ...

Walworth is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Walworth is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Walworth is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Walworth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Walworth: 308

Communities Also Named Walworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Walworth - they are located in New York, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Walworth ...

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

• Broken Bow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Broken Bow has also been known as:
  • Brokenbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <3>
• Sargent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Sargent is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <3>
• Merna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
  • Merna is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <3>
• Taylor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Loup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
• Anselmo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselmo
  • Anselmo is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anselmo <3>
• Comstock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <3>
• New Helena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
  • New Helena is located in Custer County
• Almeria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
  • Almeria is located in Loup County
• Weissert
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weissert
  • Weissert is located in Custer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weissert <3>
• Wescott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
  • Wescott is located in Custer County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walworth ...

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

Adding Walworth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Walworth post office opened in 1884.

We also found Walworth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/