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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Walnut Creek is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Lenoir, Sampson & Wilson.
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:
- Wayne 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.
- Elroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Berkeley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Seven Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saulston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Brogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mar-Mac Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Mar-Mac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Fort Barnwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Drummersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Gradys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Blizzards Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Outlaws Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Herrings Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Albertson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Hills Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Scotts Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Red Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Beautancus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beautancus is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
- Calypso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Jason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Glenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Hookerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Maury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maury is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
- Walstonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walstonburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walstonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fieldsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Kenly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Micro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Pine Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Beulahtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Redwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Wise Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wise Forks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Shady Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hargetts Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Combs Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Combs Fork is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
- Taylors Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Sassers Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassers Mill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassers Mill
- Phillips Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Comfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Pollocks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pollocks is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
- Lenoir County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- La Grange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Albrittons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
- Deep Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Kinston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
- Loftins Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
- Pink Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Graingers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Graingers is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
- Grifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Onslow County
- Huffmantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmantown is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmantown
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Rountree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rountree is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
- Farmville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Ayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renston is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
- Quinerly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quinerly is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinerly
- Fountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Turkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keener
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Elliott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Moltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Blackmans Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Stantonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Lucama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Eastwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eastwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Scotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Dobbs County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Hope Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Isaac Hines / Liddell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ben Hines Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Wiley Rouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 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.
- Best
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Elroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- La Grange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Goldsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strabane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strabane is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strabane
- Institute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Greenleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Saulston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Falling Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Shine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Outlaws Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
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 62 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Walnut Creek:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Johnston County
- Jones County
- Lenoir County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Sampson 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 Walnut Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |