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:
35.1223, -91.6949
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 White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Searcy. Searcy lies just to the north northwest of the Walker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cheek Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Lessenbery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lessenbery Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessenbery Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
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- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Knox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Oakgrove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Oakgrove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove Cemetery
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Searcy.
- The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55477 <5>
- Weir Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Bryles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryles Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryles Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Walker
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Griffithville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Higginson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Kensett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McRae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Searcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Beebe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Judsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Des Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Floyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Letona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 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 White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bald Knob
- Beebe
- Beebe lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Walker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beebe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Cabot
- Cabot lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Walker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cabot.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Des Arc
- Judsonia
- Kensett
- McRae
- Searcy
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 helpful 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 Walker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to White 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 #55953 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #55953 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: White
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walker
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1223092 Lon: -91.6948582
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including White, 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- 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. |