A visit to the Walton 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 Walton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walton Cemetery:
44.5192, -85.3911
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walton Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County<2>.
The county seat for Grand Traverse County is located in Traverse City. Traverse City lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Walton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Walton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Milks Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milks Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Fife Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fife Lake Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake Cemetery
- Iilif Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Iilif Grave is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iilif Grave
- Sparling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sparling Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparling Cemetery
- Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dell Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Cemetery
- Jenny Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jenny Grave is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Grave
- Swainston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Swainston Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainston Cemetery
- Seegmiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seegmiller Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
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- Bloomfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Northrup Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Northrup Grave is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrup Grave
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Deibert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Deibert Cemetery is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert Cemetery
- Barnum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnum Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum Cemetery
- Gilbert Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Caldwell Twp. Cemetery is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Twp. Cemetery
- The Caldwell Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caldwell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209 <5>
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 Walton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Fife Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Baxter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Manton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deibert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
- South Boardman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
- Devils Elbow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Meauwataka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Missaukee Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
- Buckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Haring is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcheon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Glengary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glengary is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Mesick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mabel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Grawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Walton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grand Traverse County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walton 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 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 Walton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Grand Traverse 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 Walton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2496209 (Walton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2496209 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: Grand Traverse
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walton
- Location given for Walton Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5191667 Lon: -85.3911111
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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 Michigan's counties, including Grand Traverse, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walton 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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