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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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Walnut Springs: Walnut Spgs. (or less commonly used: Walnut Spngs. or Walnut Sprngs.)

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 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.

Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bosque County: Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, McLennan & Somervell.

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

  • Bosque County     (The home county of Walnut Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Springs, with the one closest to Walnut Springs listed first.
    • Morgan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Iredell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <1>
    • Eulogy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
      • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
    • Meridian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Kopperl
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Kimball
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
    • Lakeside Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
    • Cranfills Gap
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Norse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
    • Clifton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
    • Womack
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Laguna Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coryell County
    • Turnersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
  • Erath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Springs, with the one closest to Walnut Springs listed first.
    • Chalk Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
    • Duffau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
    • Clairette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
    • Bluff Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Stephenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Springs, with the one closest to Walnut Springs listed first.
    • Hico
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <1>
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Lanham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Carlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Springs, with the one closest to Walnut Springs listed first.
    • Blum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
      • Blum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <1>
    • Huron ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Hill County
    • Whitney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <1>
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <1>
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Springs, with the one closest to Walnut Springs listed first.
    • Paluxy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <1>
    • Hill City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Fort Spunky
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Pecan Plantation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • Tolar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • DeCordova
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Granbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Acton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Brazos Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Oak Trail Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail Shores
      • Oak Trail Shores is located in Hood County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Springs, with the one closest to Walnut Springs listed first.
    • Bono
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Rio Vista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleburne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Godley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Parker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Johnson County
  • Somervell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walnut Springs, with the one closest to Walnut Springs listed first.
    • Glass
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
      • Glass is located in Somervell County
    • Glen Rose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rainbow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <1>
    • Nemo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Somervell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Walnut Springs ...

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

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 Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barker Cemetery
    • Barker Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129488 <4>
  • Glass Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Iredell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ward Branch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flanary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flanary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flanary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brazos Point Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Nancy Smith Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nancy Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nancy Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lanham Mill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Mill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Baker Lain Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Lain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Lain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Springs had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Walnut Springs had a population of 877 people.

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

  • Iredell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <1>
  • Morgan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eulogy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
  • Meridian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
  • Brazos Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
    • Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
  • Chalk Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
    • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
  • Glen Rose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kopperl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Freeland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
    • Freeland is located in Johnson County
  • Kimball
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Bosque County
  • Duffau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Duffau is located in Erath County
  • Hico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Hico is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <1>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Paluxy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <1>
    • Georges Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
      • Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
    • Fairy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy
      • Fairy is located in Hamilton County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Walnut Springs ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Springs.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Walnut Springs. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Walnut Springs and those printed in the larger area surrounding Walnut Springs.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Walnut Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Springs:

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>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.
<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 Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0562, Longitude: -97.7508       In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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