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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Walton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walton, please Contact Us.
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 Walton (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 Walton. 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 southeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Walton is historic, it would have been located within present day Davidson 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 Davidson County: Cheatham, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Walton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walton:
- Davidson County (The home county of Walton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rayon City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Old Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marvel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- East Nashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Donelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mudtavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Nashville - Davidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bearwallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Marrowbone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Lillamay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Ashland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Sycamore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Pleasant View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pegram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Lockertsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Kingston Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cheap Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Bellsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- White Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Oak Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Hygeia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- White House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Calistia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Coopertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Jernigan Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mulloy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Flewellyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Morrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- La Vergne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Pike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Murphree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Leanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
- Walter Hill Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
- Walterhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Driftwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Driftwood Park is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,908 people
- Goodlettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hendersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shackle Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Ocana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Cottontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Gallatin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Town
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Wildwood Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Estates is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,098 people
- Brentwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood Downs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood Downs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood Downs
- Estimated population in 2014: 282 people
- Nolensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berrys Chapel Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys Chapel Heights is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Chapel Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 551 people
- McEwen ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
- Forest Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Old Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Clovercroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Arrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Mount Juliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn Christie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Beckwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Rural Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Laguardo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Leeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Gladeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Logan County (KY)
- Adairville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Black Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Prices Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walton, see our County-by-County Page for Walton.
Cemeteries Near Walton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walton.
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 Walton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Benevolent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nashville National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- First Baptist Church of Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stateland Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1194 more) ...
- Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Potters Field
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Walton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Old Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Nashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Goodlettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Donelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Lickton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickton
- Whites Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Lohman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lohman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohman
- Jordonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jordonia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walton.
Newspapers Published in Walton ...
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 367 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walton, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walton.
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 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 Walton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Davidson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Dickson County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Rutherford County
- Sumner County
- Williamson County
- Wilson County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Walton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |