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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Walden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walden, please Contact Us.
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 Walden (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 Walden. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Walden is historic, it would have been located within present day Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Benton, Boone, Madison, Newton, Barry (MO), Stone (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Walden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walden:
- Carroll County (The home county of Walden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Holiday Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eureka Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Polo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Berryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Urbanette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Green Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Clantonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Gateway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Bridge Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brightwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Prairie Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- War Eagle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- War Eagle is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle
- Pea Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Flock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conway County
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Hindsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitener
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Marble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- War Eagle Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Blue Springs Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Sonora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elm Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Eagle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Seligman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Golden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emerald Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Arrow Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arrow Point is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Cassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hill City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Shell Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Powell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Rocky Comfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Jane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <2>
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Lampe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marmaros
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Blue Eye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coney Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Cape Fair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimberling City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McCord Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCord Bend is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Branson West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Indian Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Dollar City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Reeds Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Table Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walden, see our County-by-County Page for Walden.
Cemeteries Near Walden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walden.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Walden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Walden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gaskins Switch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clantonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Munsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Easley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seligman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayless Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Eureka Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Viney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
Walden itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Eagle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Seligman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Golden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mano is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mano
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Larue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larue is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Cassville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walden.
Newspapers Published in Walden ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walden, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Walden:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Walden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |