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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County: Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Rhea & Roane.
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:
- Meigs 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.
- Cute ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Calico
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Goodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Summer City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Ninemile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Brayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Etola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bellefounte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bent Tree Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- East Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Jewett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Center Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Birchwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Soddy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Flat Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Luttrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Niota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prigmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamontville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Bell Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Manila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Claxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Englewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Nonaburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Sweetwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jalapa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Tellico Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Vonore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jacktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Acorn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Epperson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Ballplay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Morgan County
- Harriman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Chestuee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Servilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Ocoee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Archville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Spring City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Cumberland Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Graysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Ogden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Glen Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Rockwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Postoak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Midtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Midtown Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Cave Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
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.
- Old Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Goodfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (881 more) ...
- Tranquility Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
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.
- Cute ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fiketon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Breedenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Sewee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Goodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Mount Verd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Euchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Folger ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 51 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]<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 professional and volunteer 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 Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |