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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Walnut Lane. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walnut Lane to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walnut Lane, please Contact Us.
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 Lane (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 Lane. 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 Lane ...
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.
Another variation: Walnutlane.
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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Walnut Lane is historic, it would have been located within present day Union Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Walnut Lane. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Lane:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Walnut Lane)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Lane, with the one closest to Walnut Lane listed first.
- Wilhite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ouachita City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Haile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Truxno
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spearsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Parish
- Vixen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Claiborne Parish
- Weldon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Lane, with the one closest to Walnut Lane listed first.
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Chatham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ansley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Quitman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- North Hodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Lane, with the one closest to Walnut Lane listed first.
- Averit ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Ruston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Dubach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grambling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hico
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Simsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Lane, with the one closest to Walnut Lane listed first.
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Bastrop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collinston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Lane, with the one closest to Walnut Lane listed first.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frost Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Claiborne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Northpark Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Lapine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sterlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richland Parish
- Start
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Lane, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Walnut Lane.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Lane ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Lane.
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 Lane - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Lane covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Lane, with the one closest to Walnut Lane listed first.
- Spillers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morse Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Acree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
Walnut Lane itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Lane, with the one closest to Walnut Lane listed first.
- Downsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Moselys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Averit ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Cheniere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cheniere is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere
- D'Arbonne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cedarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Farmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Lane. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Lane.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Lane ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Lane.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Lane, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Lane.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lane:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Caldwell Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Richland Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |