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Welcome to Walnut Creek ...

Walnut Creek is located in Holmes County<1>.

The pronunciation of Walnut Creek: WALL-nut<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Creek: Walnut Crk. (or less commonly used: Walnut Ck. or Walnut Cr.)

Walnut Creek is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Walnut Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Walnut Creek: 330 & 234<4>

The ZIP code for Walnut Creek: 44687<5>

Communities Also Named Walnut Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Walnut Creek - they are located in California, Georgia, Kansas (6), Mississippi, North Carolina (3) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Walnut Creek ...

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

  • New Philadelphia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
  • Newcomerstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Millersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Strasburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West Lafayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sugarcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dalton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Navarre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Creek ...

Looking for more information about Walnut Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walnut Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walnut Creek.

Adding Walnut Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Walnut Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Walnut Creek post office opened in 1843.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Walnut Creek. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walnut Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Walnut Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Walnut Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Walnut Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walnut Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/