Welcome to Walser ...

Walser is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walser, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

Walser is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Walser: (740)

Communities Also Named Walser ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walser - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Walser ...

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

• Newark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Zanesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <4>
• Pataskala
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
• Heath
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
• Granville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• New Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Baltimore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Buckeye Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
• Hebron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <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 Walser. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walser.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walser ...

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

Adding Walser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walser 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 Walser was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walser.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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