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Welcome to Walkers ...

Walkers is located in New Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walkers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Walkers is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Walkers: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Walkers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Walkers: This one is located in New Kent County and the other is located in Dinwiddie County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 10 communities that are also named Walkers - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario and Utah.

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

Communities near Walkers ...

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

  • Williamsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Claremont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Claremont is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Ruthville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • New Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Charles City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plum Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Roxbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Barlows Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Barlows Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walkers ...

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

Adding Walkers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walkers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including New Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walkers - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Walkers area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Walkers 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.