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:
31.8141, -89.8695
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 Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Walker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grubbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Cemetery
- Dry Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dry Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old St. Peter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Boggan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boggan Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Cemetery
- Hemby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hemby Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Cemetery
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- Hen Magee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hen Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hen Magee Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- McLaurin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McLaurin Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Rials Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rials Creek Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rials Creek Cemetery
- Westville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- North Silver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stater Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stater Cemetery
- Brinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Malloy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Malloy Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malloy Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Jaynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sanatorium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Shivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- New Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mendenhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- D'Lo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Prentiss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Braxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Arbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Hooker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Mize
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Galilee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Cato
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Puckett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 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 Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 #679263 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679263 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendenhall SE
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8140506 Lon: -89.8695223
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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 Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, 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 things 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. |
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