A visit to the Walton 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 Walton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walton Cemetery:
33.3137, -86.5864
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Walton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Walton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Quinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Roper Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Signal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Signal Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Signal Cemetery
- K Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The K Springs Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Florence Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fourmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mose Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mose Davis Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mose Davis Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Shoal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shoal Creek is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harpersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Columbiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Indian Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunavant is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Saginaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Childersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cahaba Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Siluria is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cahaba Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Dunnavant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Mountain Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vestavia Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Walton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Columbiana
- Pelham
- Shelby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Walton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Walton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128569 (Walton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128569 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westover
- Location given for Walton Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3137228 Lon: -86.5863724
- 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 Shelby, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walton 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. |