Walton, Nebraska — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Walton, Lancaster County.
| City | Walton |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Lancaster |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.798611 |
| Longitude | -96.561957 |
| Population | 579 |
| Density | 69.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Walton is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 579. The population density is 69.6 people per km². Walton is located at 40.7986°N, 96.5620°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68520.
Walton rests where Nebraska's broad, rolling prairie meets the gentle inclination of the land, a place defined by the vast, luminous sky and the rich, dark soil that has yielded its bounty for generations. It lies 5.5 miles east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 91°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-west of Waverly. The horizon here is a clean, unwavering line, often painted with the soft golds and bruised purples of sunset, and the air carries the faint, clean scent of ripening corn and distant hayfields. Farmsteads, like scattered islands in a sea of green and gold, punctuate the landscape, their windbreaks of cottonwoods whispering in the prevailing breeze. The terrain itself seems to sigh with a quiet resilience, a patient waiting for the sun and the rain. The history of Walton is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of Lancaster County, a legacy of homesteaders who carved their livelihoods from this fertile ground. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of this farming community is evident in the sturdy grain elevators that stand sentinel against the sky and the quiet hum of activity at the local co-op. The economy, though modest, is sustained by the productivity of the surrounding fields, a testament to the enduring relationship between the people and the earth. In Walton, life moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a rhythm dictated not by clocks but by the seasons and the steady unfolding of days.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Walton, Nebraska with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Walton and Lancaster County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Walton is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Walton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |