Welcome to Walnut Hill ...

Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Walnut Hill, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Walnut Hill is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Walnut Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Walnut Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Walnut Hill: This one is located in Vernon Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, 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), Kentucky (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.

• Leesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <4>
• New Llano
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Llano
  • New Llano is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Llano <4>
• Anacoco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anacoco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacoco
  • Anacoco is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacoco <4>
• Simpson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>
• Hicks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
• Fort Polk North
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Polk North. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
  • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
• Alco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
• Kurthwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
  • Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <4>
• Lacamp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacamp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamp
  • Lacamp is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacamp <4>
• Fertitta Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertitta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
  • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish

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.<6>

From that list, the Walnut Hill post office opened in 1873.

We also found Walnut Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/