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Welcome to Walsall ...

Walsall is located in Cambria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walsall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Walsall is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Walsall: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Walsall ...

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

  • Johnstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Westmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Westmont is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
  • Windber
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nanty Glo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Portage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Southmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Southmont is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Ligonier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Boswell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dale is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walsall ...

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

Adding Walsall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walsall post office opened in 1891. The Walsall post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walsall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walsall - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Walsall area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Walsall 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/