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 hospitals and 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 Van Buren 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 Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
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:
- Van Buren 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.
- Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choctaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Formosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Alread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Rex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Green Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Bee Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Dennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Eglantine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Higden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greers Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Quitman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pearson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Prim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Heber Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Jerusalem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Old Hickory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Solgohachia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Hattieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Menifee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plumerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morrilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Twin Groves
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Guy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Enders
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Tilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hector
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caglesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Economy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Moreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Scottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Atkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Leslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Witt's Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Baker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Harriet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Fox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Alco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Timbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Onia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onia is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
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.
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter - Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Halbrooks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
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.
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Claude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Choctaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Latham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Alread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Bee Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dennard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lick Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Eglantine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
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 12 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]<3>. 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 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 Walnut Grove:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Walnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |