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Welcome to Walton ...

Walton is located

Walton is located in Van Zandt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Walton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Walton: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Walton ...

While we believe that this Walton is located in Van Zandt County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Walton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bee, Cass and Clay County.

Beyond Texas, there are 30 communities that are also named Walton - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Walton ...

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

  • Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Gun Barrel City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mabank
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Canton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Van
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Van is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <4>
  • Tool
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tool is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <4>
  • Malakoff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brownsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Eustace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Log Cabin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 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 Walton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walton ...

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

Adding Walton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walton 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 Walton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Van Zandt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walton - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Walton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Walton 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.