Welcome to Walnut ...
Walnut is located in Calhoun County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
Walnut is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Walnut lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Walnut: (304) & (681)<3>
Communities Also Named Walnut ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Walnut: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Pocahontas County.
Beyond West Virginia, there are 25 communities that are also named Walnut - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut.
Communities near Walnut ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walnut.
- Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
- Sutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <4>
- Gassaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Gassaway is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassaway <4>
- Grantsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
- Clay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
- Elmira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Orma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Arnoldsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Shock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walnut. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut. See our Newspapers Page for Walnut.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut ...
Looking for more information about Walnut? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Walnut, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walnut.
Adding Walnut to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walnut 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Walnut post office opened in 1898.
We also found Walnut on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walnut - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |