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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Gibson 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 Gibson County: Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Madison & Weakley.
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:
- Gibson 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.
- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Four Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Tilghman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Union Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Brazil
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Whitway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Wingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Trezevant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKenzie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McLemoresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Whitthorne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Hico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Lavinia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Crockett Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Maury Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Gadsden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Alamo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maury City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Fruitvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Chestnut Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Johnsons Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Churchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Trimble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Tatumville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tigrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Meacham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Bishop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Dyersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bogota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Bruceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Fowlkes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Middle City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Owl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Ridgely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Three Way
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Windy City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Kenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Rives
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Obion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- McConnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Hornbeak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Samburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Sidonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Terrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Pillowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gleason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Latham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cayce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Hickman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graves County (KY)
- Water Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hickman County (KY)
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
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.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keathy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- China Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (584 more) ...
- Keas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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.
- Rutherford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mason Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mason Hall is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crockett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Mount Pelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
- Yorkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moffatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moffatt is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffatt
- Trimble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rives
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Idlewild
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewild is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
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 72 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 20 miles [32.2 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 like to 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Henry County
- Lake County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman 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 obstructions 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'. |