Walkertown

History

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.

Geography

Walkertown is located in northeastern Forsyth County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Winston-Salem. Interstate 74, traverses parallel with NC 66; with both highways going southeast to Kernersville and northwest to Rural Hall. U.S. Route 311 connects I-74 to Walkertown, while giving Downtown Walkertown access to Downtown Winston-Salem. U.S. Route 158 connects the "overall" town with Downtown Winston-Salem and I-74. US 311 continues north-northeast to Madison, with US 158 continuing east-northeast to Reidsville North Carolina Highway 66 crosses both highways, leading northwest to Rural Hall. According to the United States Census Bureau, Walkertown has a total area of , of which , or 0.31%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• R J Reynolds High
  High · Winston Salem · 1,692 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• East Forsyth High
  High · Kernersville · 1,655 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Parkland High
  High · Winston Salem · 1,519 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Robert B Glenn High School
  High · Kernersville · 1,504 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Mount Tabor High School
  High · Winston Salem · 1,431 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Atkins Academic & Tech High
  High · Winston-Salem · 1,192 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• NC Leadership Charter Academy
  Other · Kernersville · 1,123 students · 19.4:1 ratio
• North Forsyth High
  High · Winston Salem · 1,062 students · 17.4:1 ratio