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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Walnut Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Walnut Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Walnut Hill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Walnuthill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Walnut Hill is located in Escambia County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Escambia County: Baldwin (AL), Escambia (AL) & Santa Rosa.

Below are the counties that are near Walnut Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Hill:

  • Escambia County     (The home county of Walnut Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
    • McDavid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County
    • Byrneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County
    • Pine Barren
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
    • Barrineau Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
    • Century
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Molino
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscogee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
    • Cantonment
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gonzalez
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzalez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
    • Ensley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Rosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
    • Jay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
    • Pace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
    • Phillipsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Perdido
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay Minette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Minette
      • Bay Minette is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Minette <2>
    • Stapleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Latham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Bromley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Loxley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
      • Loxley is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <2>
    • Tensaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Seminole
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
      • Seminole is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Robertsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
      • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <2>
    • Blacksher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County (AL)
  • Escambia County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
    • Atmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atmore
      • Atmore is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atmore <2>
    • Flomaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomaton
      • Flomaton is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomaton <2>
    • Pollard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Huxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Hammac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Riverview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Brewton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewton <2>
    • East Brewton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
      • East Brewton is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <2>
  • Mobile County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
    • Creola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Axis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
      • Axis is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Monroe County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Hill.

Newspapers Published in Walnut Hill ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Hill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Walnut Hill:

Cemeteries Near Walnut Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Hill.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.

  • Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Molino.
    • The Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1404411 <4>
  • Dry Spring Community Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • High Pine Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Pine Cemetery
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Cemetery
  • Halls Fork Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
  • Antioch Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nokomis Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nokomis Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nokomis Church Cemetery
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perdido Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perdido Cemetery
  • Serenity Garden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lucy Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucy Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Perdido Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perdido Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perdido Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Walnut Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walnut Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.

  • McDavid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County
  • Perdido
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gateswood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County (AL)
  • Pine Barren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
  • Carney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County (AL)
  • Bluff Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County
  • Bay Minette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Minette
    • Bay Minette is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Minette <2>
  • Molino
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flomaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomaton
    • Flomaton is located in Escambia County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomaton <2>
  • D'Olive
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County (AL)
  • Chumuckla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chumuckla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
    • Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Quintette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quintette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Quintette is located in Escambia County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Muscogee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
    • Rosinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
      • Rosinton is located in Baldwin County (AL)
    • Cantonment
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8855, Longitude: -87.5101    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walnut Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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