Welcome to Bookwalter ...

Bookwalter is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bookwalter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Bookwalter is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bookwalter is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Bookwalter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bookwalter - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Bookwalter ...

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

• Washington Court House
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
  • Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <4>
• Washington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Fayette County
• London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Cedarville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Sabina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
  • Sabina is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>
• Jamestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• South Charleston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• Bloomingburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
  • Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <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 Bookwalter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bookwalter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bookwalter ...

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

Adding Bookwalter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bookwalter post office opened in 1881.

We also found Bookwalter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bookwalter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/