Welcome to Walesville ...

Walesville is located in Oneida County<1>.

The location of Walesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Walesville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Walesville is located in the (315) area code.

Communities near Walesville ...

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

• Utica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
• Rome
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
• Oneida
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Ilion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Trenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Oneida County
• Canastota
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <4>
• Whitesboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>
• New York Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>
• Sherrill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Sherrill is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <4>
• Yorkville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walesville ...

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

Adding Walesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walesville post office opened in 1845.

We also found Walesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/