Welcome to Walker ...

Walker is located in Wood County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walker, 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.

Walker is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Walker: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Walker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 48 communities that are also named Walker - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Walker ...

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

• Wisconsin Rapids
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
• Nekoosa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
  • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
• Port Edwards
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
  • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
• Pittsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
  • Pittsville is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Hewitt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Hewitt is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Biron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
  • Biron is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
• Auburndale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Auburndale is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
• Vesper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
  • Vesper is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Junction City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
• Rudolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
  • Rudolph is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 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 Walker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walker.

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

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

Adding Walker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walker in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walker was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/