Walkersville is a combination of two villages that were settled by German immigrants in the mid 1700s and early 1800s. By the 1870s, the villages of Georgetown and Walkersville had grown so intertwined that it made sense to combine them into one entity, which was named Walkersville.

By the time that Walkersville was incorporated in 1892, it was a thriving farm community. It boasted a canning factory, milling company, bakery, sewing factory, ice company, ice cream parlor, blacksmith shops, tinsmith, creamery, private water company, and other enterprises. The town was especially famous for its delicious “Aunt Lucy Hams,” produced by a firm named for Lucy Scott, the daughter of slaves. Those businesses are gone now, but many of the buildings remain under different usage. A duck-pin bowling alley, for example, now occupies a building originally constructed in the early thirties for a manufacturing concern.

A look behind the stately old homes in the old part of town reveals the barns, carriage houses, summer kitchens, smoke houses, and sheds that tell of a way of life that only a few remember. Some of those buildings sport gingerbread trim almost as fancy as that found on the main houses.

Walkersville aggressively pursues fiscal responsibility, recycling projects, and innovation. In 1995, it was credited with having the first State Police bicycle patrol in the nation.

There are four schools, seven residential developments, a shopping center, several businesses and institutions, and numerous restaurants in the town. Churches provide many services for the community, including financial support to the food bank and the sponsoring of scout troops.

Walkersville has managed a rapid population growth wisely, enabling it to maintain a friendly, small-town atmosphere conducive to wholesome family living.