▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁Vern on ▁Mic ropol itan ▁Statist ical ▁Area . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁small ▁settlement s ▁near ▁Wal ton ville ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁formation . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁Eli ▁Gilbert ▁dam med ▁Ray se ▁Creek ▁about ▁a ▁mile ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Wal ton ville , ▁near ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁the ▁M t . ▁Vern on / P in ck ney ville ▁road ▁crossed ▁the ▁cre ek . ▁He ▁built ▁a ▁saw ▁mill , ▁gr ist ▁mill ▁and ▁store ▁at ▁this ▁location , ▁which ▁was ▁called ▁" Mill ▁Town ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁Kn ob ▁Creek ▁Post ▁Office ▁was ▁opened ▁there . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁McC le ll an ▁Township . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁a ▁settlement ▁called ▁Williams burg ▁was ▁started , ▁about ▁a ▁half ▁mile ▁west ▁of ▁Mill ▁Town . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁Kn ob ▁Pra irie , ▁Bl iss ville ▁Township , ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁town ▁of ▁Wal ton ville . ▁Kn ob ▁Pra irie ▁ow es ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁a ▁ste ep ▁hill , ▁or ▁kn ob , ▁that ▁ar ises ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁Wal ton ville . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁water ▁tower ▁s its ▁at op ▁the ▁kn ob . ▁ ▁Williams burg ▁was ▁pl atted ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁possibly ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁survey or ,