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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 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 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.

Walker is located in Vernon County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vernon County: Bourbon (KS), Crawford (KS), Linn (KS), Barton, Bates, Cedar & Saint Clair.

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

  • Vernon County     (The home county of Walker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Harwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Harwood is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Nevada
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Horton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Vernon County
    • Schell City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell City
      • Schell City is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schell City <2>
    • Milo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Temple ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Vernon County
    • Metz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Montevallo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevallo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
      • Montevallo is located in Vernon County
    • Bellamy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellamy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
      • Bellamy is located in Vernon County
    • Moundville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Richards
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Barton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Irwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Barton County
    • Milford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Barton County
    • Bushnell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
      • Bushnell is located in Barton County
    • Lamar Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Heights
      • Lamar Heights is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Lamar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Layneville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layneville
      • Layneville is located in Barton County
    • Liberal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Barton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Prairie City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Bates County
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Bates County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Rich Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Home
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Home. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
      • New Home is located in Bates County
    • Foster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Bates County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Hume
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Bates County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Nyhart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nyhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
      • Nyhart is located in Bates County
    • Butler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Worland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
      • Worland is located in Bates County
    • Passaic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passaic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Passaic is located in Bates County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Cedar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • El Dorado Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
      • El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <2>
    • Virgil City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
    • Willowville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
      • Willowville is located in Cedar County
    • Lebeck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
      • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
    • Jerico Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerico Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico Springs
      • Jerico Springs is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Caplinger Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caplinger Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
      • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
    • Stockton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <2>
    • Umber View Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umber View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Dade County
    • Arcola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Henry County
    • Montrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Appleton City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton City
      • Appleton City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton City <2>
    • Johnson City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Roscoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <2>
    • Monegaw Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monegaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Cobb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
    • Osceola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
  • Bourbon County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Garland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Barnesville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Hammond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Edward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
      • Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Fort Scott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
      • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
      • Fort Scott has also been known as:
      • Fort Scott City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <2>
    • Fulton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
    • Godfrey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Godfrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Crawford County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walker, with the one closest to Walker listed first.
    • Arcadia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Crawford County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Coalvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
      • Coalvale is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Gross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
      • Gross is located in Crawford County (KS)
  • Linn County (KS)
    • Prescott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people

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

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Mound Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Living Faith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Living Faith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Living Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stepp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stepp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stepp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Click Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Click Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Click Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Callaway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callaway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevada State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Newton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Camp Clark Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Walker had a population of 594 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Walker had a population of 253 people.

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

  • Harwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
    • Harwood is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Ketterman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketterman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
    • Ketterman is located in Vernon County
  • Greene Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Springs
    • Greene Springs is located in Vernon County
  • Fair Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
  • Nevada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pashaw ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pashaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pashaw
    • Pashaw is located in Vernon County
  • Sandstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
  • Horton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
  • Milo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Schell City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell City
    • Schell City is located in Vernon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schell City <2>
  • Arthur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Vernon County
  • El Dorado Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado Springs
    • El Dorado Springs is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,601 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado Springs <2>
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    • Carbon Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
      • Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
    • Ellis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Vernon County
    • Virgil City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County

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 the Vicinity of 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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walker.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Walker. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Walker and those printed in the larger area surrounding Walker.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Walker.

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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- Walker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8989, Longitude: -94.2306       In this case, the coordinates for Walker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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