Welcome to Walnut Point ...
So far, we found very little information about Walnut Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walnut Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walnut Point, please Contact Us.
Walnut Point would have been located within present day Northumberland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Walnut Point: Walnut Pt.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Walnut Point is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Walnut Point was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Walnut Point was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Walnut Point ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Walnut Point - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Point.
Communities near Walnut Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walnut Point.
- Warsaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Richmond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
- Kilmarnock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
- Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <5>
- Heathsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <5>
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Morrisons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrisons Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Rainswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
- Griffiths Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Lara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Tucker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland 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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Point.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walnut Point. 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 Point.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Point. See our Newspapers Page for Walnut Point.
Adding Walnut Point to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walnut Point 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 Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Walnut Point post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut Point.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Northumberland County: www.co.northumberland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Walnut Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walnut Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Walnut Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Walnut Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |