Welcome to Walnut Flat ...

Walnut Flat is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Walnut Flat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Flat: Walnut Flt.

Walnut Flat is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Walnut Flat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Walnut Flat, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Walnut Flat: (606)

Communities near Walnut Flat ...

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

• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Berea
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• Lancaster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Stanford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Junction City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Brodhead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
• Crab Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
• Hustonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
  • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <4>
• Eubank
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
  • Eubank is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eubank <4>

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 Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Flat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Flat ...

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

Adding Walnut Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Flat in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walnut Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Walnut Flat post office opened in 1830.

We also found Walnut Flat in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut Flat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/