Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Walden (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 Walden. 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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Walden is located in Johnston County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnston County: Harnett, Nash, Sampson, Wake, Wayne & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Walden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walden:
- Johnston County (The home county of Walden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Archer Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Wilson's Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Willow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- West Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Stancils Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Four Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Micro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Chatham County
- Cary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Morrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Brassfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Sutton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Wake Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bunn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Barclaysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Angier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Turlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Rawls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Lakeside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Buies Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Kipling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Westhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Duncan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Nash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Middlesex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rogers Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Murraytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Union Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Rocky Cross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Frazier Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
- Gold Valley Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Floods Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
- High Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Blackmans Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Newton Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Shotwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Emerald Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Knightdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wendell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Hertford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Skycrest Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- McCullers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Nahunta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Raynor Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Fremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grantham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
- Goldsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Mar-Mac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Sims
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lucama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scotts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Black Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walden, see our County-by-County Page for Walden.
Cemeteries Near Walden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walden.
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 Walden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wodd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McCullers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sasser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Walden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Archer Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Shotwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Wilson's Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Spilona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Wendell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Garner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Earpsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
- Four Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oliver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walden.
Newspapers Published in Walden ...
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 279 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walden, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walden.
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 helpful websites 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 Walden:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Johnston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chatham County
- Durham County
- Franklin County
- Harnett County
- Nash County
- Sampson County
- Wake County
- Wayne County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Walden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |