Walland’s post office opened in 1902, and 5 of its places are on the National Register
Most of Walland was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989.
How Walland began
When was Walland founded?
The Walland post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.
5 historic places in Walland
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.
All 5 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Old corners and places now gone
Walland’s post office has been open since 1902.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Walland’s history
What year was Walland founded?
The Walland post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Walland?
5 listings: 4 buildings, among them the A. J. Fisher House (listed 1989, the first), and 1 structure.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
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). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (5), 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.