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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Walker (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Walker. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Walker is located in Lane County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lane County: Benton, Deschutes, Douglas, Klamath, Lincoln & Linn.

Below are the counties that are near Walker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walker:

  • Lane County     (The home county of Walker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Saginaw
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cresswell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Creswell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <1>
    • Cottage Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Divide ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Divide. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Lane County
    • Goshen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Lane County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
      • Trent is located in Lane County
    • Lorane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dexter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jasper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorena ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eugene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Curtin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Drain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
      • Drain is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <1>
    • Yoncalla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoncalla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla
      • Yoncalla is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoncalla <1>
    • Elkhead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
      • Elkhead is located in Douglas County
    • Rice Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Isadore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isadore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
      • Isadore is located in Douglas County
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
  • Linn County
    • Harrisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walker, see our County-by-County Page for Walker.

Newspapers Published in Walker ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walker, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Walker:

Cemeteries Near Walker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walker.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.

  • Walker Union Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Union Church Cemetery
  • Jackson Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Family Cemetery
  • Creswell Association Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creswell Association Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creswell Association Cemetery
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
  • Silk Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silk Creek Cemetery
  • Fir Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fir Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fir Grove Cemetery
  • Shields Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
  • Sears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
  • Cloverdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
  • Doolittle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doolittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doolittle Cemetery
  • Moxley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moxley Cemetery
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (83 more) ...
    • Taylor - Lane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor - Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor - Lane Cemetery
    • Sellers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
    • Broumbaugh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broumbaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broumbaugh Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Walker had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.

  • Royal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Lane County
  • Cottage Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cresswell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Divide ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Divide. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Divide is located in Lane County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Lane County
  • Comstock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Douglas County
  • Trent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
    • Trent is located in Lane County
  • Lorane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Lane County
  • Dexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jasper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Natron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natron
      • Natron is located in Lane County
    • Eugene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walker.

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8542, Longitude: -123.0394    
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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