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Do you know of Walnut Grove ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Walnut Grove. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Walnut Grove.

Our sources for Walnut Grove (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Walnut Grove other than they indicate that Walnut Grove would be found somewhere in Knox County, Nebraska.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1875 and closed  in 1894.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Walnut Grove ...

We found 69 communities that share the name Walnut Grove.

Within Nebraska, the name Walnut Grove is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another 69 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 69 communities, 68 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Walnut Grove [Etowah County].
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Walnut Grove [Jefferson County].
      • Madison County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Walnut Grove [Madison County].
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Walnut Grove [Yavapai County].
    • Arkansas
      • Clay County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Clay County].
      • Columbia County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Columbia County].
      • Independence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Independence County].
      • Little River County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Little River County].
      • Poinsett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Poinsett County].
      • Pope County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Pope County].
      • Van Buren County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Van Buren County].
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Washington County].
      • Yell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Grove [Yell County].
    • British Columbia
      • Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Walnut Grove.
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Walnut Grove [Sacramento County].
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Walnut Grove [Jefferson County].
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Walnut Grove [Walker County].
      • Walton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Walnut Grove [Walton County].
    • Illinois
      • Knox County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Walnut Grove [Knox County].
      • McDonough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Walnut Grove [McDonough County].
      • Putnam County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Walnut Grove [Putnam County].
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Walnut Grove [Hamilton County].
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Walnut Grove [Warren County].
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Walnut Grove [Scott County].
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut Grove [Doniphan County].
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut Grove [Linn County].
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Walnut Grove [Allen County].
      • Caldwell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Walnut Grove [Caldwell County].
      • Marshall County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Walnut Grove [Marshall County].
      • Pulaski County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Walnut Grove [Pulaski County].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Walnut Grove [Carroll County].
    • Minnesota
      • Redwood County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Walnut Grove [Redwood County].
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Walnut Grove [Coahoma County].
      • Leake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Walnut Grove [Leake County].
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Walnut Grove [Greene County].
    • Ohio
      • Hardin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Walnut Grove [Hardin County].
      • Logan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Walnut Grove [Logan County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walnut Grove [Cambria County].
      • Perry County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walnut Grove [Perry County].
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Walnut Grove [Oconee County].
      • Spartanburg County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Walnut Grove [Spartanburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Bedford County].
      • Campbell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Campbell County].
      • Franklin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Franklin County].
      • Gibson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Gibson County].
      • Hardin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Hardin County].
      • Johnson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Johnson County].
      • Lauderdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Lauderdale County].
      • Meigs County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Meigs County].
      • Robertson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Robertson County].
      • Sevier County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Sevier County].
      • Sullivan County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Sullivan County].
      • Sumner County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Sumner County].
      • Tipton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Tipton County].
      • Trousdale County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [Trousdale County].
      • White County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walnut Grove [White County].
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Walnut Grove [Collin County].
      • Kendall County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Walnut Grove [Kendall County].
      • Panola County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Walnut Grove [Panola County].
      • Smith County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Walnut Grove [Smith County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Walnut Grove [Salt Lake County].
    • Virginia
      • Bristol City
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Walnut Grove [Bristol City].
      • Greensville County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Walnut Grove [Greensville County].
      • Hanover County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Walnut Grove [Hanover County].
      • Montgomery County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Walnut Grove [Montgomery County].
      • Stafford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Walnut Grove [Stafford County].
      • Washington County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Walnut Grove [Washington County].
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Walnut Grove [Clark County].
    • West Virginia
      • Roane County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Walnut Grove [Roane County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Walnut Grove ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Walnut Grove:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Walnut Grove - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Knox County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Knox County.

Addison 
 Manning
CrockettMorgan
 Morrillville
Halestown 
 Peoria
Kemma 
 Weir
LloydWelch

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Walnut Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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