Welcome to Walton Furnace ...

Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County<1>.

The location of Walton Furnace has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walton Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Walton Furnace is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Walton Furnace is within the (276) area code.

Communities near Walton Furnace ...

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

• Pulaski
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Wytheville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <4>
• Galax
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
  • Galax is located in Galax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
• Hillsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
  • Hillsville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsville <4>
• Rural Retreat
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Retreat
  • Rural Retreat is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Retreat <4>
• Fries
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
• Fort Chiswell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
  • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
• Sheep Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheep Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
  • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
• Locust Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
• Shorts Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
  • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walton Furnace ...

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

Adding Walton Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walton Furnace 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 Walton Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Walton Furnace post office opened in 1890.

We also found Walton Furnace in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walton Furnace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walton Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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