Welcome to Walnut Prairie ...

Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Walnut Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Walnut Prairie: WAWL-nuht<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Prairie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Prairie: Walnut Pr.

Walnut Prairie is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Walnut Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Walnut Prairie (for example, toward Farmersburg (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Walnut Prairie: (217)

Communities near Walnut Prairie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walnut Prairie.

• Robinson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <5>
• Sullivan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
• Marshall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Casey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Casey is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casey <5>
• West Terre Haute
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <5>
• Palestine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
• Shelburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <5>
• Martinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <5>
• Farmersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <5>
• Hymera
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
  • Hymera is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walnut Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Prairie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walnut Prairie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Prairie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Walnut Prairie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Prairie ...

Looking for more information about Walnut Prairie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Walnut Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walnut Prairie.

Adding Walnut Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Prairie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walnut Prairie was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Walnut Prairie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut Prairie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov