Welcome to Walker ...

Walker is located in Barnwell County<1>.

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

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

Walker is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Walker is located in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Walker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Walker: This one is located in Barnwell County and the other is located in Spartanburg County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 48 communities that are also named Walker - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Walker ...

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

• Barnwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell
  • Barnwell is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnwell <4>
• Bamberg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamberg
  • Bamberg is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bamberg <4>
• Williston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <4>
• Denmark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Bamberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <4>
• Blackville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville
  • Blackville is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackville <4>
• Wagener
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagener
  • Wagener is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagener <4>
• North
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Springfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Salley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salley
  • Salley is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salley <4>
• Hilda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
  • Hilda is located in Barnwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilda <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 Walker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker ...

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

Adding Walker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walker 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 Walker was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Walker on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/