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)
- Kilmarnock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heathsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Rainswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffiths Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Lara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
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 (so far) 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. The Walnut Point post office closed in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut Point.
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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |