Welcome to Valton ...

Valton is located in Sauk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Valton is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Valton: 608 & 353<3>

Communities near Valton ...

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

• Reedsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Richland Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Richland Center is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
• Mauston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mauston is located in Juneau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
• Hillsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
• Elroy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elroy is located in Juneau County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
• Wonewoc
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
• La Farge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • La Farge is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
• Ontario
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ontario is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
• Kendall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Kendall is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Rock Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 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 Valton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valton.

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

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

Adding Valton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valton 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 Valton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Valton post office opened in 1868. The Valton post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valton.