Welcome to Walnut Hill ...

Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Walnut Hill 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 Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Walnut Hill is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Walnut Hill: (859)

Communities Also Named Walnut Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Walnut Hill: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Allen County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 36 communities that are also named Walnut Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Walnut Hill ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Nicholasville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Winchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Paris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Versailles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Wilmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
• Midway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• North Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Hill ...

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

Adding Walnut Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Hill 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 Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Walnut Hill post office opened in 1850.

We also found Walnut Hill in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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