Map of Walnut town, Mississippi

Walnut is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 771 at the 2010 census.

Walnut town overview:
Name:	Walnut town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Tippah County
Elevation:	459 ft (140 m)
Total Area:	5.45 sq mi (14.12 km²)
Land Area:	5.43 sq mi (14.06 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Total Population:	704
Population Density:	129.70/sq mi (50.08/km²)
ZIP code:	38683
Area code:	662
FIPS code:	2877480
GNISfeature ID:	0695090
Website:	www.walnut.ms

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History

Walnut was established in 1872 on land belonging to Henry Hopkins, an early settler. The town was initially known as “Hopkins,” but was changed to “Walnut” in 1876.

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Geography

Walnut is located at 34°56′57″N 88°54′35″W / 34.94917°N 88.90972°W / 34.94917; -88.90972 (34.949109, -88.909812). The town lies west of Corinth at the intersection of U.S. Route 72 and Mississippi Highway 15. The town’s older business district is concentrated along Mississippi Highway 354, just east of its intersection with MS 15. The town lies just a few miles south of the Mississippi-Tennessee state line, and is located roughly equidistant between Memphis and The Shoals in Alabama.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km), of which 5.4 square miles (14 km) is land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km) (0.37%) is water.