A visit to the Walker Scott 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 Scott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walker Scott Cemetery:
33.1421, -82.0237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walker Scott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the south of the Walker Scott Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Walker Scott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colored Cemetery
- Old Quarter Cemetery
- Sixth Street Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <5>
- Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gordon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Bines Slave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bines Slave Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bines Slave Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Quinnie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Quinnie Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnie Cemetery
- Applewhite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Applewhite Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewhite Cemetery
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Cemetery
- Bynes Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bynes Grove Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynes Grove Cemetery
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- Walter Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rachael Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeful Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopeful Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Cemetery
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abrams - Drayton Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542327 <5>
- Antioch Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cosnahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cosnahan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosnahan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Walker Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walker Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hephzibah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Keysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Gracewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blythe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Noah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Rosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Perkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Pepperidge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Kathwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Matthews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Magruder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zebina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
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 Scott Cemetery. The following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your 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 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #348076 (Walker Scott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #348076 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Storys Millpond
- Location given for Walker Scott Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1420932 Lon: -82.0237292
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walker Scott 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. |
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