Embedded Document /system/files/2022-12/LT_RL_Walsburg_Adcock.pdf Download this PDF Abstract Swedish settlers founded Walsburg in 1866, naming it after nearby Walnut Creek. A small Swedish community grew there for decades. However, after the Union Pacific Railroad left town in 1935, Walsburg declined and became a lost community. Authors Adcock, Tamar Date Sep 01, 2012 Tags Church Riley County Swedish Union Pacific Walsburg Publisher Kansas State University, The Chapman Center for Rural Studies Citation Tamar Adcock, “Walsburg, Riley County,” Lost Kansas Communities, https://lostkansas.ccrsdigitalprojects.com/walsburg-riley-county. Rights This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). NOTE: Rights status of accompanying images may differ from text.