Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Walnut Grove (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 Walnut Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Walnut Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Walnutgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Walnut Grove: Walnut Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walnut Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Walnut Grove is located in Independence 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 Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
Below are the counties that are near Walnut Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Grove:
- Independence County (The home county of Walnut Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Cord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Charlotte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Sulphur Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Cave City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pfeiffer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Oil Trough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rosie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Salado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Egypt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bone Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- LaCrosse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Tuckerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Swifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Jacksonport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Diaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Airport Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Grubbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Auvergne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Saffell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Minturn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Powhatan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Black Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoxie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Imboden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poinsett County
- Weiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Poughkeepsie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Sidney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ash Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Marcella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Grove.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Grove.
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 Walnut Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Center Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Holcombe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Landers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Walnut Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walnut Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Dota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Cord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Hazel Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Sulphur Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kenyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Strawberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hickory Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Moorefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Paroquet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Akron ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Tuckerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Grove.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Grove ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Grove, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Walnut Grove:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Craighead County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Walnut Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |