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Welcome to Walker Crossing ...

Walker Crossing is located in Hill Country.

Walker Crossing is located in McCulloch County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Walker Crossing: Walker Xing.

Walker Crossing is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Walker Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Walker Crossing: 325

Communities Also Named Walker Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Walker Crossing: This one is located in McCulloch County and the other is located in Houston County.

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

Communities near Walker Crossing ...

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

  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Whon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
    • Whon is located in Coleman County
  • Lohn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lohn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn
    • Lohn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lohn <3>
  • Gouldbusk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pear Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Trickham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Doole ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
    • Doole is located in McCulloch County
  • Brookesmith
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
    • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
  • Rochelle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walker Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McCulloch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walker Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.