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 Holmes County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holmes County: Ashland, Coshocton, Knox, Stark, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
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:
- Holmes 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.
- Farmerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holmesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Killbuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Stillwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Loudonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McKay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Jeromesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Atwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Sherrodsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Queensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Dellroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Valleyview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Malvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- New Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chili
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Layland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Canal Lewisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- West Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Metham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Coshocton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nellie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Mohawk Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Birds Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Kimbolton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Odell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Station Fifteen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Feed Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Bowerston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tappan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Gann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Buckeye City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Esto ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Jelloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Muskingum County
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Wilmot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Navarre Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Lake Sherman Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Mayflower Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Richville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Rolling Hills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Comet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Shanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stone Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Shreve
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Burton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Weilersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Wooster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
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.
- Walnut Creek Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Mennonite Cemetery
- The Walnut Creek Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Creek Mennonite Church Cemetery
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UCC Cemetery
- The St. John's UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roman D. Miller Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beachy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachy Cemetery
- The Beachy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paul N. Miller Farm Cemetery
- William Beachy Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henry Beachy Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crist E. Miller Farm Cemetery
- Yoder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- The Yoder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nelson Kaufman Farm Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Schrocks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daniel H Raber Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (679 more) ...
- Delbert Shelter Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbert Shelter Farm Cemetery
- The Delbert Shelter Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delbert Shetler Farm Cemetery
- Melvin Shetler Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hersberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersberger Cemetery
- The Hersberger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Yoder Farm Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Walnut Creek had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Creek, with the one closest to Walnut Creek listed first.
- Farmerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trail is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Charm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barrs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Winesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saltillo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Becks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Mills is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Mills
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ragersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ragersville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragersville
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 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. 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 start 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Knox County
- Muskingum County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |