Welcome to Walnut ...

Walnut is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

Walnut is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Walnut is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Walnut lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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 Pocahontas County and the other is located in Calhoun 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.

• Marlinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <4>
• Addison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Addison is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
• Durbin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <4>
• Mingo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mingo is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <4>
• Blue Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
• Cass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cass is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass <4>
• Valley Head
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Valley Head is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Head <4>
• Monterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Monterville is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterville <4>
• Sitlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
• Edray
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Edray is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray

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.