Welcome to Walnut Grove ...

The town of Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County<1>.

The location of Walnut Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Grove: Walnut Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walnut Grove has a population of 689 people<3> (see below for details).

Walnut Grove is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Walnut Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Walnut Grove (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Walnut Grove: (205) and (659)<5>

The ZIP code for Walnut Grove: 35990<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walnut Grove had an population of 689 people. This is a decrease of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walnut Grove had a population of 698 people. This makes Walnut Grove the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Walnut Grove represents 0.01% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 301st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 698 people, the population of Walnut Grove decreased 1.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 710 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Walnut Grove.

Communities Also Named Walnut Grove ...

While we believe that this Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Walnut Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson and Madison County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 69 communities that are also named Walnut Grove - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (9), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (15), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (6), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walnut Grove.

Communities near Walnut Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walnut Grove.

• Gadsden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <7>
• Albertville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <7>
• Boaz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <7>
• Rainbow City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <7>
• Southside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <7>
• Guntersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
  • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
  • Former names for Guntersville:
  • Gunter's Ferry
  • Gunter's Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <7>
• Oneonta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <7>
• Attalla
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <7>
• Ashville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
  • Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <7>
• Sardis City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
  • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people

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 Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walnut Grove. 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 Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walnut Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Walnut Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Grove ...

Looking for more information about Walnut Grove? 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 Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walnut Grove.

Adding Walnut Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walnut Grove 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 Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Walnut Grove post office opened in 1874.

We also found Walnut Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walnut Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/