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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Walnut Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walnut Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walnut Hill, 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 Walnut Hill (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 Hill. 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 Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Walnuthill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walnut Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Hill.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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 Walnut Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Banks, Hart, Madison, Stephens & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Walnut Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Hill:
- Franklin County (The home county of Walnut Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Plainview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Carnesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Cromers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Parhams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Franklin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Royston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lavonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gumlog
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrow County
- Statham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Jefferson Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Winterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lexington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Cleveland Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Bowman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Goss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Demorest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Gillsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lula
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jarrett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Surf Side Club Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Brookton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Clermont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Rainbow Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Candler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Gainesville Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Hargrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Bowersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Maretts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Hartwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Crawfords Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Cooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Dooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Pendergrass
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Braselton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Planter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Danielsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Hull
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Comer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Bogart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Tallulah Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Carnes Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Eastanollee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Toccoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Toccoa Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Leo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yonah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Price ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Townville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Fair Play
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Oakway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Westminster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Hill.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Culpepper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nails Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weebs Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (516 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
Walnut Hill itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Hill, with the one closest to Walnut Hill listed first.
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Jewelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Arp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Carnesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Erastus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Cromers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Fort Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Salubrity ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salubrity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Hollingsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Hill.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Hill ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Hill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- White County
- Anderson County
- Oconee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Walnut Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |