Walnut Hill, Illinois

About Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill is a tiny community in southern Illinois counting 93 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Walnut Hill is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.38 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 245 residents per square mile.

📰 Walnut Hill News Today

• Walnut Hill home, vehicle and shed all destroyed by fire southernillinoisnow.com · Nov 19
• Walnut Hill, IL Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 23
• Patoka man injured in Walnut Hill Road crash southernillinoisnow.com · Jul 13
• Walnut Hill Cemetery is Belleville’s oldest. Here’s a who’s who of those buried there - Belleville News-Democrat Belleville News-Democrat · Mar 29
• Steven Street - View Obituary & Service Information sutherlandfuneralhome.com · Jul 14

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What Makes Walnut Hill Unique

• With 93 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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