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Welcome to Walnut Hill ...

Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Walnut Hill is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Walnut Hill: 207

Communities Also Named Walnut Hill ...

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

Beyond Maine, 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), Louisiana (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.

  • Portland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lewiston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • South Portland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Scarborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Windham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Gorham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Falmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Walnut Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walnut Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.