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Unincorporated community · Lancaster County · Population 351 (2020 census) · ZIP 68461

About Walton

Walton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (351 people in 2020) just east of the Lincoln city limits in Lancaster County, at about 1,217 feet. US 34 forms its northern edge, and Stevens Creek forms its eastern boundary on its way north to Salt Creek. Walton has its own post office (ZIP 68461), and it is the headquarters of the Cornhusker Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The crushed-stone MoPac Trail East passes through on its 21.6-mile route from Lincoln to Wabash.

History

Walton grew up as a station on the Missouri Pacific Railway, which the 1890 gazetteer placed nine miles east of Lincoln. It was named for A. Walton, a pioneer settler, and its post office, established in 1880, is the only one it has had. The railroad grade is now the MoPac Trail East. The Herter Farmstead, 4949 S. 148th St., is on the National Register of Historic Places. Walton has grown steadily, from 174 people in 1990 to 351 in 2020.

Highways and trails through Walton

Route	One way	Other way
US 34Along the north edge	West to Lincoln	East toward Plattsmouth

Nearby towns

Prairie Home	about 5 mi north-northeast	County roads
Cheney	about 5 mi south-southwest	County roads
Lincoln	about 6 mi west	US 34
Waverly	about 8 mi north-northeast	County roads
Bennet	about 9 mi south-southeast	County roads
Yankee Hill	about 9 mi west-southwest	County roads
Roca	about 11 mi south-southwest	County roads
Hickman	about 12 mi south-southwest	County roads

Things to see

the MoPac Trail East, from S. 84th St. in Lincoln through Walton to Eagle, Elmwood and Wabash · the Herter Farmstead (National Register), 4949 S. 148th St.

Schools and health care

Schools: Waverly School District 145: Evelyn Hamlow Elementary (PreK–2), Waverly Intermediate (3–5), Waverly Middle (6–8) and Waverly High School (9–12)

Health care: Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 6 mi

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2020 census-designated places); Citypopulation.de; Wikipedia; Fitzpatrick and Link, Nebraska Place-Names (1960), and Forte postal history as cited by Wikipedia; 1890 Nebraska State Gazetteer (Lancaster County); History Nebraska; National Register; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Platte South NRD; TrailLink; KOLN/KGIN (2018); Seeing Lincoln. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.