Walker County, Alabama: History
Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties.
It was named after Senator John Walker, who represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822. The county was greatly reduced in size on February 12, 1850, when its northern half became the county of Winston by Mayor Gabriel G. Cox.
Jasper is the county seat, and was named after William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina.
Walker County has sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include the Bankhead House, Boshell's Mill, the First United Methodist Church of Jasper, the Gilchrist House, the Jasper Downtown Historic District, the Stephenson House, and Walker County Hospital.