Welcome to Walnut Lane ...
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.
Walnut Lane would have been located within present day Union Parish<2>.
The location of Walnut Lane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Lane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Walnut Lane is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Walnut Lane was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Walnut Lane still existed, it would have been in the (318) area code.
Communities near Walnut Lane ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walnut Lane.
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
- Ruston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <5>
- West Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Farmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
- Farmerville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <5>
- Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Sterlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
- Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <5>
- Choudrant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
- Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <5>
- Dubach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
- Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <5>
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Eros
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eros have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Eros is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <5>
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 Lane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Lane.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walnut Lane. 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 Lane.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Lane. See our Newspapers Page for Walnut Lane.
Adding Walnut Lane to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walnut Lane in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walnut Lane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Walnut Lane post office opened in 1880.
We also found Walnut Lane in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut Lane.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walnut Lane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |