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 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 Sumner 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 Sumner County: Allen (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson, Macon, Robertson, Trousdale & Wilson.
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:
- Sumner 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.
- Johnsons Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Hall Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- New Deal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Fountain Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Shackle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- South Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Ashland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Lillamay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Lockertsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Ridgetop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Old Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rayon City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Lakewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Maplewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Joelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Siloam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Green Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Montgomery County
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- White House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Mulloy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Jernigan Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orlinda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Hygeia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trousdale County
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Laguardo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Mount Juliet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Beckwith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Possum Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Belinda City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Leeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Rural Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gladeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Adolphus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Petroleum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Pope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Trammel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Scottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Adairville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Keysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olmstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Neosheo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Salmons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Gold City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Todd County (KY)
- Allensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Warren County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Grove, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Drake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Rockfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Alvaton
(30 miles [48.3 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.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Latimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ponds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baldrige Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cawthon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (841 more) ...
- White House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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.
- White House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calistia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Cottontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- White Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Hill is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Cross Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baggettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baggettsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggettsville
- Fountain Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- South Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Handleyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Handleyton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handleyton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lohman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lohman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Orlinda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
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 52 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 16 miles [25.7 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 first visit 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 Sumner County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren 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 'straight-line' 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'. |