A visit to the Walkers Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Walkers Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walkers Chapel Cemetery:
33.6048, -86.8172
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walkers Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walkers Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the south of the Walkers Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walkers Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Walkers Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walkers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheritt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sheritt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheritt Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Inglenook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Inglenook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook Cemetery
- Moncrief Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moncrief Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncrief Cemetery
- Bivens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bivens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens Chapel Cemetery
- Fraternal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Enon Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Ridge Cemetery
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22835 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23140 <5>
- East Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Crumley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Edward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walkers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walkers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fultondale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bartonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
- Hooper City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hooper City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper City
- Vulcan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Tarrant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
- Tarrant has also been known as:
- Tarrant City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <6>
- Gardendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Scarlet Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Forestdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pratt City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt City
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Mines
- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Marks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Gate City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Pinkney City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Daisey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Daisey City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Walkers Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walkers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Birmingham
- Gardendale
- Gate City
- Pratt City
- Pratt Mines - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Walkers Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jefferson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Walkers Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128509 (Walkers Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128509 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birmingham North
- Location given for Walkers Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6048264 Lon: -86.8172138
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walkers Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |