Walkertown dates to 1771, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 78% of U.S. towns · #56 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Most of Walkertown was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Its Register listing is the Thomas A. Crews House. Its Register listing is the Thomas A. Crews House. Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1990.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1848.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Walkertown’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Walkertown is more historic than 78% of U.S. towns, #56 of 290 in North Carolina. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Walkertown’s overall grade.
North Carolina towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical North Carolina town has 12.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Walkertown’s 13.6 sits near the middle of its state (56% of North Carolina towns have fewer) while its 8 historic buildings outnumber those of 74% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1771.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.0 points).
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Walkertown’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Walkertown was named for Robert Walker Esq. who was living at the site by 1771 after relocating from the original county seat of Richmond which was destroyed by a cyclone. Many of his descendants relocated to the West during the 1850s. Walker's home remained standing through the mid-20th century. The town was incorporated in 1984.
The Thomas A. Crews House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
In 1771, according to Wikidata. Walkertown’s post office opened in 1848, and the census of 1990 counted 1,200 people here.
How does Walkertown rank for history?
Walkertown is more historic than 78% of U.S. towns, #56 of 290 in North Carolina. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Walkertown?
One place: the Thomas A. Crews House (listed 1993).
How old are the homes in Walkertown?
8% of Walkertown’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.0 points), against a typical 4.1% for a North Carolina town; the median home was built in 1995.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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