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Welcome to Red Walnut ...

Red Walnut is located in Decatur County<1>.

Red Walnut is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Red Walnut lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Red Walnut: 731

Communities near Red Walnut ...

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

  • Johnson Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
  • Mount Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Lexington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Savannah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Swift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Belle Meade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
  • Clifton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jacks Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Crump
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Walnut ...

Looking for more information about Red Walnut? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Red Walnut, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Walnut.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Walnut - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.