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:
42.2836, -91.7857
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 Linn County<2>.
The county seat for Linn County is located in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spencers Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Troy Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Troy Mills Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Mills Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Circle Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Circle Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Grove Cemetery
- Rowley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Kisling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kisling Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisling Cemetery
- Alice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- Upper Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Primmer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593452 <5>
- West Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quasqueton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Quasqueton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quasqueton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quasqueton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Quasqueton.
- The Quasqueton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149540 <5>
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
- Bear Creek School Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Green's Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashlock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ashlock Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashlock Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
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 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 northeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Spencers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Troy Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Urbana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rowley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quasqueton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Paris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Brandon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Alburnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toddville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coggon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Doris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ehler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Palo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Robins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Mount Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 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 Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Center Point
- Central City
- Coggon
- Independence
- Quasqueton
- Shellsburg
- Urbana
- Vinton
- Walker
- Winthrop
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 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 #2048105 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2048105 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walker
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2836017 Lon: -91.7857302
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Linn, 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 drawn 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. |