Welcome to Walnut Landing ...

Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Walnut Landing, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Landing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Landing: Walnut Lndg. (or less commonly used: Walnut Lndng.)

Walnut Landing is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Walnut Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Walnut Landing: (410), (443)<4> and (667)

Communities near Walnut Landing ...

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

• Salisbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <6>
• Seaford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
  • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <6>
• Fruitland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <6>
• Laurel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Delmar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <6>
• Federalsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <6>
• Bridgeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <6>
• Hurlock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <6>
• Delmar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <6>

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 Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walnut Landing. 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 Landing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Landing ...

Looking for more information about Walnut Landing? 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 Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walnut Landing.

Adding Walnut Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Landing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walnut Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Walnut Landing post office opened in 1882.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/