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Welcome to Walworth Station ...

Walworth Station is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walworth Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Walworth Station: Walworth Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Walworth Station is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Walworth Station: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Walworth Station ...

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

  • Rochester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Canandaigua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
    • Canandaigua has also been known as:
    • Canadaigua
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
  • Newark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • East Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Webster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Honeoye Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walworth Station ...

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

Adding Walworth Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walworth Station 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 (so far) for Walworth Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walworth Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walworth Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Walworth Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Walworth Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.