Welcome to Walnut Shade ...

Walnut Shade is located in Macon County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Walnut Shade, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Shade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Walnut Shade is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Walnut Shade lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Walnut Shade, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Walnut Shade: (615)

Communities Also Named Walnut Shade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walnut Shade - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Shade.

Communities near Walnut Shade ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walnut Shade.

• 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.<4> 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
• Difficult
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Lafayette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
• 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.<4> 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 <5>
• Celina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <5>
• 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.<4> 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 <5>
• 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.<4> 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 <5>
• Gamaliel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel
  • Gamaliel is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gamaliel <5>
• Fountain Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
  • Fountain Run is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <5>
• Jenkins Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
  • Jenkins Village is located in Clay County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walnut Shade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Shade.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walnut Shade. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walnut Shade.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Shade. See our Newspapers Page for Walnut Shade.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Shade ...

Looking for more information about Walnut Shade? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Walnut Shade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walnut Shade.

Adding Walnut Shade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Shade in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Walnut Shade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Walnut Shade post office opened in 1877.

We also found Walnut Shade on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut Shade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/