Walton is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

Construction of Route 126 began in 1881, and after it crossed the Oregon Coast Range near Noti, it followed a tributary of the Siuslaw River named Walton Creek.

[3] Walton post office was established in 1884 to serve the settlers along the new route and postmaster James L. Atkinson named it for the stream.

[3] The stream was in turn named for Joshua J. Walton, a pioneer lawyer who served as a county judge and regent for the University of Oregon.

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