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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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Walnutgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Walnut Grove: Walnut Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walnut Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Walnut Grove is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Walnut Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Grove:
- Logan County (The home county of Walnut Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Rushsylvania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- West Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Zanesfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Valley Hi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Bellefontaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Harrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Santa Fe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Kingscreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Urbana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Mechanicsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Millerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Powhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Saint Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Ostrander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- New Stark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McGuffey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Alger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Dola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Chuckery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- La Rue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Green Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Newmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Waldo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Jackson Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Montra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Port Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Anna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Botkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pharisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Richwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Milford Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Unionville Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Marseilles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kirby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harpster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Grove.
Cemeteries Near Walnut Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Jasinsky Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Equality Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Greenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushsylvania Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dorman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- Easton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Walnut Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- North Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- Rushsylvania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- West Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Zanesfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Northwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Bellefontaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Byhalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Yelverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yelverton is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Grove.
Newspapers Published in Walnut Grove ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Grove, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Grove.
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 helpful 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wyandot 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 Grove, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |