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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Walkee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Walkee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walkee, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Walkee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Walkee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Walkee is historic, it would have been located within present day Laurens County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

Below are the counties that are near Walkee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walkee:

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Walkee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.
    • Cedar Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Rentz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rentz is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <2>
    • Cadwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rockledge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dexter is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
    • Dublin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dublin is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
    • East Dublin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dudley is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <2>
    • Lovett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lovett is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Midway is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Montrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.
    • Allentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochran
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bryant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Chauncey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Eastman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Yonkers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Empire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Rhine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emanuel County
  • Jeff Davis County
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
  • Johnson County
    • Adrian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.
    • Tarrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ailey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
    • Higgston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Petross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Alston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Uvalda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.
    • Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McRae - Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McRae
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Scotland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Milan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.
    • Charles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Vidalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rock Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.
    • Soperton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gillis Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
  • Twiggs County
    • Danville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.
    • Alamo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
    • Glenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ochwalkee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walkee, see our County-by-County Page for Walkee.

Cemeteries Near Walkee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walkee.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Walkee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walkee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.

  • Lowery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. McCrae Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. McCrae Cemetery
    • The Mt. McCrae Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. McCrae Baptist Cemetery
  • Church Of The Lord Jesus Christ Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobbs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Clark Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clark Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Walkee itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walkee, with the one closest to Walkee listed first.

  • Hatoff ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hatoff was located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
  • Westbrook ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Westbrook was located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Tweed
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tweed is also located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed
  • Nameless
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nameless is also located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Springhaven was located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
  • Dexter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dexter is also located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Beehive was located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McRae - Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McRae
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
  • Cox ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cox was located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
  • Chauncey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Scotland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Condor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Condor is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walkee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walkee.

Newspapers Published in Walkee ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walkee, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walkee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Walkee:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walkee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walkee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.