A visit to the Walker 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 Walker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walker Cemetery:
35.4534, -91.0546
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Newport. Newport lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Walker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Eight Mile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Eight Mile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Briar Fork Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Fork Cemetery
- Gourd Neck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gourd Neck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck Cemetery
- The Gourd Neck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gourdneck Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54072 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wyatts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bill Ford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bill Ford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Ford Cemetery
- The Bill Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ford Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Johnstown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Slocum Cemetery is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Waldenburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Waldenburg Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldenburg Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Waldenburg.
- The Waldenburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971895 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beedeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Algoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Balch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Gourd Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Amagon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Remmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Shoffner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tupelo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Auvergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Grubbs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Airport Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Weiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Island Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McCrory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
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 Walker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Walker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Walker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #55955 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55955 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 69 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beedeville
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4534161 Lon: -91.0545657
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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 Arkansas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Walker 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. |