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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Grove is located in Bedford County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
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:
- Bedford 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.
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Wartrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Haley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Bradyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burgen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Hollow Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Beechgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Busy Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Homaway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- New Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Naola ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Tullahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Forest Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Wrencoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Priest Lake Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Whispering Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Nashboro Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Paragon Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Giles County
- Trigg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Holts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Anes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Belfast
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- South Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Leftwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Carters Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Jameson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jameson is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
- Culleoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Theta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Theta is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theta
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Graymere Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Countyline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Allisona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Burns Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Dillton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- College Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Duplex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Nolensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clovercroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Parry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Cainsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Rural Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Gladeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poplin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Putman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jackon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Continue List (1951 more) ...
- Kimmins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smotherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Walnut Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walnut Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Rover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Link
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Versailles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Versailles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Rockvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beasley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beasley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Poplins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eagleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fosterville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Holts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
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 35 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Davidson County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |