Welcome to Walhain ...
Walhain is located in Kewaunee County<1>.
The location of Walhain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walhain, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Walhain is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Walhain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Walhain: (920) and (274)<4>
Communities near Walhain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walhain.
- Green Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- De Pere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Ashwaubenon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Allouez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Suamico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Kewaunee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 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 Walhain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walhain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walhain. 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 Walhain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walhain. See our Newspapers Page for Walhain.
Adding Walhain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walhain 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 Walhain was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walhain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walhain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kewaunee County: www.kewauneeco.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Kewaunee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walhain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |