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>.
The location of Walnut Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Walnut Point was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Walnut Point still existed, it would have been in the (804) area code.
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.<3> 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>
- 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.<3> 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
- Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge <5>
- Blackwells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland 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.<6>
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walnut Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |