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Welcome to Walnut Valley ...

Walnut Valley is located in Warren County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Valley: Walnut Vly. (or less commonly used: Walnut Vally. or Walnut Vlly.)

Walnut Valley is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Walnut Valley lies within the (908) area code.

Websites for Walnut Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.warrencountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Walnut Valley, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Walnut Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walnut Valley - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Valley.

Communities near Walnut Valley ...

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

  • East Stroudsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hackettstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
    • Hackettstown is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
  • Stroudsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bangor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
  • Pen Argyl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
    • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <4>
  • Wind Gap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
    • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <4>
  • Belvidere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
    • Belvidere is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • East Bangor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Roseto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
    • Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Valley ...

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

Adding Walnut Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Valley 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 Valley was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walnut Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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