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Welcome to Walnut Ridge ...

Walnut Ridge is located in Grant County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Ridge: Walnut Rdg. (or less commonly used: Walnut Rdge. or Walnut Ridg.)

Walnut Ridge is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Walnut Ridge ...

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

Beyond Arkansas, there are 13 communities that are also named Walnut Ridge - they are located in California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana (2), Maryland (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Walnut Ridge ...

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

  • Pine Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheridan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • White Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shannon Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
  • Alexander
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • England
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wrightsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Redfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bauxite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bauxite is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Tull
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tull is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

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