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Welcome to Walton ...

Walton is located in Roane County<1>.


The location of Walton 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Walton is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Walton: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Walton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Walton: This one is located in Roane County and the other is located in Cabell County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 30 communities that are also named Walton - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (4), Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Walton ...

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

  • Spencer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clendenin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Reedy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Cicerone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
    • Cicerone is located in Roane County
  • Rushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Roane County
  • Zona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
    • Zona is located in Roane County
  • Island Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
    • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
  • Roxalana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
    • Roxalana is located in Roane County
  • Flint Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
    • Flint Town is located in Roane County
  • Kentuck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
    • Kentuck is located in Jackson 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walton ...

Looking for more information about Walton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walton.

Adding Walton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walton 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Walton post office opened in 1844.

We also found Walton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walton.

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, 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 Walton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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