Welcome to Walling ...
Walling is located in White County<1>.
The location of Walling has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Walling is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Walling lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Walling (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Walling is located in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Walling ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walling - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walling.
Communities near Walling ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walling.
- Clarktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - McMinnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <4>
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
- Doyle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Young Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Centertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 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 Walling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walling.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walling. 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 Walling.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walling. See our Newspapers Page for Walling.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walling ...
Looking for more information about Walling? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Walling, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walling.
Adding Walling to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walling 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 Walling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Walling post office opened in 1882.
We also found Walling on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walling.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walling - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |