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 Walnut Creek (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 Creek. 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 Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Walnut Creek: Walnut Crk. (or less commonly used: Walnut Ck. or Walnut Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walnut Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Creek.
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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Walnut Creek is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Buncombe, Haywood, Yancey, Cocke (TN), Greene (TN) & Unicoi (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Walnut Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Creek:
- Madison County (The home county of Walnut Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Stackhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Foster Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cutshalltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Allegheny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Allenstand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Democrat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Stoney Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
- Weaverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leicester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Woodfin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beech
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Sandymush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Emma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Newfound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Teague ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Canton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Canton
- Morning Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morning Star is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star
- Mount Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Clyde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Junaluska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Cruso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Waynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson County
- Fletcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McDowell County
- Dendron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Bailey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Huntdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Huntdale is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntdale
- Relief
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Richlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Tipton Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Hill
- Red Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Higgins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Murchison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Low Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Ramseytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Burnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sioux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Day Book
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Micaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hamrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Cocke County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Nough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nough is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Tom Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tom Town is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Del Rio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- West Myers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
- Parrottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edwina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilton Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Jimtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jaybird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Greene County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Camp Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Cedar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Water Fork Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
- Henshaw ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
- Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sirenburg is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Horse Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Tusculum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tusculum is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
- Forest Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Greeneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bolton Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Bright Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Hope is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
- Unicoi County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Flag Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Clear Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Ernestville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Bumpus Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
- Erwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Unicoi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Nolichucky ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
- Conklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kansas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Telford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Creek.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Capps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capps Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Marshall.
- The Capps Cemetery has also been known as:
- Price Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47048 <3>
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wild Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Runnion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ball - Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- The Bryan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryant Cemetery
- Heck Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Station Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (575 more) ...
- J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Lee Henderson Cemetery
- The J. Lee Henderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Walnut Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walnut Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Barnard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Big Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Stackhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Sandy Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- White Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Jupiter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pine is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Little Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Stocksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Allegheny
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Creek.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Creek ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Creek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- McDowell County
- Mitchell County
- Yancey County
- Cocke County
- Greene County
- Unicoi County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |