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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 Shade (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 Shade. 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.

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 doctors 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 Shade is located in Macon County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon County: Allen (KY), Monroe (KY), Clay, Jackson, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.

Below are the counties that are near Walnut Shade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walnut Shade:

  • Macon County     (The home county of Walnut Shade)
  • Clay County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • North Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Haydenburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rough Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Columbus Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
      • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
    • Gainesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
      • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <2>
    • Burristown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nameless
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Dodson Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • Grey ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
      • Grey is located in Overton County
    • Oakley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Livingston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Overton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • Lafayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
    • Pekin ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
      • Avoton is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avoton
      • From Walnut Shade to Avoton
    • Baxter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
    • Bangham Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
      • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • Difficult
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Shade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Defeated
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dixon Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monoville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monoville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
      • Monoville is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monoville
      • From Walnut Shade to Monoville
    • Carthage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • South Carthage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
      • South Carthage is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Rock City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Smith County
    • Bluff Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
    • Chestnut Mound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Gordonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hickman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • Westmoreland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <2>
    • Bransford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bransford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
      • Bransford is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
    • Sugar Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Chipman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
      • Chipman is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipman
      • From Walnut Shade to Chipman
    • Bethpage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Castalian Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalian Springs
      • Castalian Springs is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 556 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalian Springs <2>
    • Rogana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
      • Rogana is located in Sumner County
    • Rock Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Trousdale County
  • Wilson County
  • Allen County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • Holland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Oak Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Scottsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Adolphus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolphus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
      • Adolphus is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolphus <2>
    • Petroleum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
      • Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petroleum
      • From Walnut Shade to Petroleum
    • Halifax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halifax
      • From Walnut Shade to Halifax
    • Red Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yesse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meador
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meador. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
      • Meador is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meador
      • From Walnut Shade to Meador
    • Halfway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halfway
      • From Walnut Shade to Halfway
  • Barren County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • Etoile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etoile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
      • Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
    • Nobob
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Austin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eighty Eight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
      • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County (KY)
    • Lucas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <2>
    • Kino
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glasgow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Slick Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Beckton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • Cloyds Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubre
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
      • Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
    • Leslie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marrowbone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grider
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burkesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
      • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <2>
    • Dougan Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
      • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
  • Metcalfe County (KY)
  • Monroe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.
    • Gamaliel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Akersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
      • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boles
      • From Walnut Shade to Boles
    • Tompkinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <2>
    • Mud Lick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hestand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hestand
      • From Walnut Shade to Hestand
    • Fountain Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forkton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
      • Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkton
      • From Walnut Shade to Forkton
    • Mount Hermon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Martinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Meshack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshack. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Meshack
      • From Walnut Shade to Meshack

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walnut Shade, see our County-by-County Page for Walnut Shade.

Cemeteries Near Walnut Shade ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walnut Shade.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walnut Shade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Walnut Shade had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.

  • Red Boiling Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
    • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <2>
  • Miles Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
    • Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Gamaliel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clementsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Akersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibbs Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Willette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
    • Willette is located in Macon County
  • Boles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
    • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boles
    • From Walnut Shade to Boles
  • Emberton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberton
    • Emberton is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Flippin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
    • Flippin is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Haydenburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moss
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tompkinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walnut Shade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Shade.

Newspapers Published in Walnut Shade ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Shade.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walnut Shade, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walnut Shade.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shade:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Shade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Macon County: www.maconcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Shade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Shade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Shade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5743, Longitude: -85.8300       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Shade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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