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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 (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. 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.

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 and doctors 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 is located in Crawford County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Bourbon, Cherokee, Labette, Neosho, Barton (MO), Jasper (MO) & Vernon (MO).

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

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Walnut)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut, with the one closest to Walnut listed first.
    • Savonburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Savonburg is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Elsmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Leanna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Octagon City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moran
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Petrolia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Petrolia is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
    • Humboldt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • La Harpe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bassett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bassett is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Iola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbon County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut, with the one closest to Walnut listed first.
    • Stone City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Sherman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • West Mineral
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • East Mineral ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • East Mineral is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mineral
    • Barrett ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrett is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
    • Carona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayer ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayer is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
    • Monte Carlo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Monte Carlo is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Carlo
    • Coal Valley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Coal Valley is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
    • Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
    • Hamilton Camp ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamilton Camp is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Camp
    • Roseland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Roseland is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Labette County
  • Neosho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut, with the one closest to Walnut listed first.
    • Stark
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stark is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Saint Paul
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Erie is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Odense
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rollin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Galesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chanute
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Earlton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Earlton is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Thayer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut, with the one closest to Walnut listed first.
    • Vilas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Ridge ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
  • Woodson County
    • North Ridge ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
  • Barton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut, with the one closest to Walnut listed first.
    • Burgess
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
    • Mindenmines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Liberal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jasper County (MO)

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

Cemeteries Near Walnut ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Walnut had a population of 539 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Walnut had a population of 228 people.

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

  • Kimball
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimball is located in Neosho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Saint Paul
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hepler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hepler is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Stark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stark is located in Neosho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Porterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Erie is located in Neosho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
  • Savonburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Savonburg is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Rockford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockford is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Odense
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elsmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Farlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hiattville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
    • Shaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Shaw is located in Neosho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw

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

Newspapers Published in Walnut ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut.

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:

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, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.