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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 Corners (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 Corners. 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 Corners ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Walnut Corners: Walnut Cors.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Corners is located in Whitley County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whitley County: Allen, Huntington, Kosciusko, Noble & Wabash.

Below are the counties that are near Walnut Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Corners:

  • Whitley County     (The home county of Walnut Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Columbia City
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lorane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lorane is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
    • Cresco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cresco is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
    • Collins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Collins is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Larwill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Larwill is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • South Whitley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunfee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Dunfee is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
    • Tri-Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
    • Collamer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • Luther
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Luther is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Etna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Etna is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Ormas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ormas is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
    • Churubusco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Arcola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dunn Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
    • Aboite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Aboite is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
    • Ari
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ari is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
    • Indian Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Indian Village is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Wallen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wallen is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
    • Huntertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fort Wayne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Anthony Wayne Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Yoder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hacienda Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
    • Leo-Cedarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
    • Leo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • New Era
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New Era is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • Altona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Altona is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Garrett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Corunna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Corunna is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Fairfield Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
  • Elkhart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Benton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Gravelton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
    • New Paris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Disko
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Disko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
    • Akron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Huntington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Goblesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Goblesville is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
    • Roanoke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bippus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bippus is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
    • Bowerstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
    • Huntington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Andrews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Harlansburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
    • Markle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Markle is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <1>
    • Majenica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Majenica is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
    • Monument City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Monument City is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
    • River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • River is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
    • Mount Etna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Plum Tree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
  • Kosciusko County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Pierceton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • North Webster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winona Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Arrowhead Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Arrowhead Park is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Park
    • Claypool
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Leesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wawasee Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
    • Syracuse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Burket
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Burket is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Clunette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
    • Atwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • LaGrange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Wolcottville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Topeka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • South Milford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Milford is located in LaGrange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Gilead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilead is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Pettysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pettysville is located in Miami County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Merriam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Merriam is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
    • Wolf Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Green Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Center is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
    • Wilmot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilmot is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Ege
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ege is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
    • Port Mitchell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
    • Indian Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Albion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kimmell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Laotto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cromwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Avilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brimfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
  • Wabash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Liberty Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • North Manchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Servia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Servia is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
    • Laketon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lagro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincolnville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Roann
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Stockdale is located in Wabash County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Wabash
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.
    • Zanesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ossian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Uniondale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Oaks is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
    • Tocsin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tocsin is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Corners.

Cemeteries Near Walnut Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Corners.

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 Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.

  • Nolt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • South Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stough Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Egolf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egolf Cemetery
    • The Egolf Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Thorncreek Bethel Cemetery
    • Thorncreek Bethel Church of God Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173928 <2>
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eel River Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wigent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (222 more) ...

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 Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walnut Corners.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Corners, with the one closest to Walnut Corners listed first.

  • Columbia City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Peabody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Peabody is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Raber
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Raber is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raber
  • Coesse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Coesse is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesse
  • Tunker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tunker is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunker
  • Laud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Laud is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laud
  • Lorane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorane is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
  • South Whitley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Collins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Cresco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cresco is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Larwill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Larwill is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larwill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Dunfee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dunfee is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Collamer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Collamer is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • Goblesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Goblesville is located in Huntington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
    • Saturn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Saturn is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Corners.

Newspapers Published in Walnut Corners ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Corners, 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 Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Corners:

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 Corners, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.