Walton (Ky.)

Item

Title

Walton (Ky.)

Alternate name

Gaines Crossroads (Ky.)

Description

Walton is one of the oldest settlements in Boone County, and grew to be the largest town in the county in the late 19th century, due to the Covington-Lexington Turnpike and the advent of the railroads. With the move to interstate travel, Florence has overtaken Walton as the largest town.
The town cemetery, founded by the First Baptist Church of Walton is located north of downtown.

Before date

1815

Identifier

USGS GNIS Feature ID: 509314

Political division

Walton Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)

Related resource

The official website of Walton, Kentucky
Browse photographs from Walton
1883 Walton City Map [jpg]
150th Anniversary, City of Walton, 1840-1990 [PDF]
Walton Ghost Walk, 2009 [PDF]

Latitude

38.86859534

Longitude

-84.61338462

Target coordinates

707235.344 m
4304652.959 m

Source

Atlas of Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, Kentucky; An
Geographic Names Information System

Item sets

Cities and towns--Kentucky--Boone County
Early Walton from the Boone County Recorder newspaper

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Deters Cemetery (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Ross Cemetery (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Walton Cemetery (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Burton-Finnell-Roberts Cemetery (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Robinson Cemetery (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Salem Predestinarian Baptist Church Cemetery (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Walton United Methodist Church (Walton, Ky.) Geographic location Organization
Salem Predestinarian Baptist Church (Walton, Ky.) Geographic location Organization
All Saints Catholic Church (Walton, Ky.) Geographic location Organization
First Baptist Church of Walton (Walton, Ky.) Geographic location Organization
Jehovah’s Witnesses (Walton, Ky.) Geographic location Organization
Walton Christian Church (Walton, Ky.) Geographic location Organization
Walton Baptist Church (Walton, Ky.) Geographic location Organization
1863--Seven Escape Location Event
1900--John Berry Marries Mary Dixon Location Event
1900--Richard Brown Marries Lizzie Scales Location Event
1904--John Poston Marries Bettie Berry Location Event
1877--Parker Mayo Accused of Assault and Lynched Location Event
Walton Baptist Church Building (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Zion Baptist Church Building (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
First Baptist Church of Walton Building (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
All Saints Catholic Church Building (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly Hall (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Walton Christian Church Building (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location
Walton United Methodist Church Building (Walton, Ky.) Political division Location