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The Walnut Hill Neighborhood, named for the many walnut trees that once grew there, lies in Northwest Dallas, bounded by Royal Lane on the north, Midway Road on the east, Walnut Hill Lane on the south, and Marsh Lane on the west, and is bisected by Merrell road. Most of the neighborhood was part of the Merrell farm from the middle-19th century to the middle of the 20th. Residential development of the area began in the mid-1950s.
One of the landmarks of the neighborhood is the Merrell Cemetery, which has been awarded a historical marker:
“Elder Eli Merrell (1787 - 1849), minister of the Disciples of Christ Church, came with his wife, Mary, in 1844, to settle 640 acres near Bachman's Branch in what was then Nacogdoches County. This cemetery is on a part of his acreage, and his was the first marked grave at this site.
The Merrell Cemetery originally served pioneers from the surrounding area. Numerous prominent citizens and members of the historic Peters Colony are among those buried here. William Strait (1806-86) and his wife, Mourning (1806-77), came to Dallas County in 1853. Many of their family members remained in the area, serving the community in various positions. Strait's sons, William, Enoch, and Bennett, served with Merrell's sons, George and John, in the 19th Cavalry during the Civil War. Enoch Strait (1834 - 1917) served as Dallas County Commissioner and William Strait's grandson, Elmo (1876 - 1922), became the Chief of Police for the city of Dallas. Members of the cemetery association, which was organized in 1965, include many descendants of pioneer settlers.”
For a fuller history of the Merrell family, provided by Eli Merrell's great-great-great-great granddaughter, Cerise Blair of Corinth, Texas, click here.
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Schools:
Harry C. Withers Elementary School
3959 Northaven Road
Walnut Hill Elementary School
10115 Midway Road
Edward H. Cary Middle School
3978 Killion Drive
E. D. Walker Middle School
12532 Nuestra Drive
Thomas Jefferson High School
4001 Walnut Hill Lane
W. T. White High School
4505 Ridgeside Drive
Episcopal School of Dallas
4100 Merrell Road
St. Monica Catholic School
4140 Walnut Hill Lane
To find which public school your children should attend, please click here.
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Churches:
First Mexican Baptist Church
10010 Betty Jane Lane
First Spanish Assembly of God Church
3775 Walnut Hill Lane
John Calvin Presbyterian Church
4151 Royal Lane
The Life Church
10727 Midway Road
The Living Stone Baptist Church
3751 Merrell Road
Marsh Lane Baptist Church
10716 Marsh Lane
Northway Church
3877 Walnut Hill Lane
Saints Constantine and Helen Antiochian Orthodox Church
3755 Walnut Hill Lane
St Francis Episcopal Church
3838 Walnut Hill Lane
St Monica Catholic Church
9933 Midway Road
Walnut Hill Church of Christ
10550 Marsh Lane
Walnut Hill United Methodist Church
10066 Marsh Lane
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Municipal Court:
North Dallas Government Center
10056 Marsh Lane
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