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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Walsh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walsh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walsh, please Contact Us.
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 Walsh (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 Walsh. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Walsh is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Walsh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walsh:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Walsh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Wilbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Maple Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- McGrady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Millers Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cricket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Adley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Vashti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Liledoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Little River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Rocky Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Fairview Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Topia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roaring Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Obids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Yates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Glendale Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Brownwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Transou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Todd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Warrensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Seven Devils
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Banner Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Beech Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Mount Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Linville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Blowing Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Cedar Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Draco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Rufus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Lenoir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Abingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Love Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Thurmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Elkin Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- State Road
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laxon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Rutherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Bamboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Moretz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Zionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mabel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Swan Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Trade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Fuller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Bridle Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Whitetop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Trout Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County (VA)
- Green Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walsh, see our County-by-County Page for Walsh.
Cemeteries Near Walsh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walsh.
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 Walsh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walsh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peak Creek Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Creek Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peak Creek Community Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northeast of Glendale Springs.
- The Peak Creek Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202515 <3>
- Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edear Parsons Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashelawn Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallace Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Matt Carson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greene Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gragg Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.
While we didn't find Walsh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walsh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walsh, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Obids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Parsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Wilbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Maple Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Vannoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy
- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Ready Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Purlear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wagoner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Millers Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Halls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Ore Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walsh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walsh.
Newspapers Published in Walsh ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walsh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walsh, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walsh.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Walsh:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Caldwell County
- Iredell County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Johnson County
- Grayson County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Walsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walsh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |