Welcome to Walnut Corner ...

Walnut Corner is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Walnut Corner 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 Corner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Corner: Walnut Cor. (or less commonly used: Walnut Crn.)

Walnut Corner is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Walnut Corner: (870)

Communities Also Named Walnut Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Walnut Corner: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Phillips County.

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

Communities near Walnut Corner ...

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

• Jonesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Paragould
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
  • Paragould is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
• Pocahontas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
  • Former names for Pocahontas:
  • Bettis Bluff
  • Betts Bluff
  • Pokakhontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>
• Walnut Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <4>
• Brookland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Brookland is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <4>
• Bono
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
• Hoxie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <4>
• Oak Grove Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
  • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
• Black Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <4>
• College City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 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 Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Corner ...

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

Adding Walnut Corner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Corner 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 Corner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Walnut Corner post office opened in 1919.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/