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History · Walnut Creek

Half of Walnut Creek’s homes were built after 1999

Most of Walnut Creek was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1999. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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What stands out about Walnut Creek’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Walnut Creek’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Walnut Creek, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Walnut Creek yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Walnut Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 571 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 562 in 2010, 571 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Walnut Creek, decade by decade

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On the map

Walnut Creek on the map, 1967 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Walnut Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Walnut Creek on the 1967 USGS mapWalnut Creek on the 1983 USGS map1967Kingman NW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Walnut Creek.

Famous people

Famous people close to Walnut Creek

Nobody well known was born in Walnut Creek itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Aron RaAmerican atheist activist · b. 1962
Josh BriggsAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1993
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Jason ZumwaltAmerican actor · b. 1975
Joe HartAmerican politician · b. 1944
Doug MirabelliAmerican baseball player · b. 1970
William George BonelliAmerican politician · b. 1895

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.