Welcome to Big Walnut ...

So far, we found very little information about Big Walnut. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Big Walnut to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Big Walnut, please Contact Us.

Big Walnut would have been located within present day Delaware County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Big Walnut, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Walnut, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1901.

Time Zone: The area where Big Walnut was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Big Walnut still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Big Walnut ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Big Walnut: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Franklin County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Walnut.

Communities near Big Walnut ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Walnut.

• Dublin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <5>
• Delaware
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <5>
• Westerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <5>
• Gahanna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <5>
• Upper Arlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <5>
• Whitehall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• Pataskala
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <5>
• Worthington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <5>
• Powell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <5>
• New Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people

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 Big Walnut. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Walnut.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Walnut. 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 Big Walnut.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Walnut. See our Newspapers Page for Big Walnut.

Adding Big Walnut to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Big Walnut was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/