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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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 Walker (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 Walker. 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 Parishes ...

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

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

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

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

Walker is located in Livingston Parish.

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

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Livingston Parish: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist & Tangipahoa.

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

  • Livingston Parish     (The home parish of Walker)
  • Ascension Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Claybank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
    • Galvez Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
    • Little Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
    • Summerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Hobart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hope Villa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
    • Galvez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
    • Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lake is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Bullion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
    • Oak Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Prairieville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brignac
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
    • Duplessis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Assumption Parish
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Woodshire Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
    • Greenwell Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shenandoah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Central
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
    • Stonypoint ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
    • Old Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
    • Monticello
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Boganvilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Baywood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Inniswold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Perkins Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Perkins Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Village
    • Maribel Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
    • Merrydale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Blairstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Slaughter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bells Store ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
    • Ethel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lindsay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Iberville Parish
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Glynn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Hermitage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Pine Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Grangeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Montpelier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Greensburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
    • Chipola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint James Parish
    • Free Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
  • Tangipahoa Parish
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Port Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lobdell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Brusly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <1>
    • Addis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <1>
    • Devalls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Carey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wilbert ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
    • Arbroth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Walker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walker.

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 Walker - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Walker had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Walker had a population of 6,302 people.

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

  • Denham Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Colyell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Oldfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
  • Port Vincent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Stonypoint ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
  • Springville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Springville is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Hopeville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Galvez
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
  • French Settlement
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Starns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayou Barbary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Head of Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
    • Whitehall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
    • Pine Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Walker ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walker, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Walker:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Walker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.