Welcome to Walkers Ferry ...
Walkers Ferry is located in Bradley County<1>.
Walkers Ferry is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Walkers Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Walkers Ferry (for example, toward Dunlap), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Walkers Ferry: 423 & 729<3>
Communities Also Named Walkers Ferry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walkers Ferry - it's located in Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walkers Ferry.
Communities near Walkers Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walkers Ferry.
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Etowah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Hopewell Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Englewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Walkers Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walkers Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walkers Ferry. 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 Walkers Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkers Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Walkers Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walkers Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Walkers Ferry? 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 Walkers Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walkers Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walkers Ferry - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Walkers Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Walkers Ferry 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. |