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:
30.7457, -88.9181
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 Stone County<2>.
The county seat for Stone County is located in Wiggins. Wiggins lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 23 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.
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Wittington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wittington Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittington Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Broadus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Broadus Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Ramsey Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Creek Cemetery
- Ramsey Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Johnson - Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flurry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Lott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lott Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Flurry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Flurry Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flurry Cemetery
- Little Sweetwater Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McHenry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Howison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wiggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Wortham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Coalville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Vancleave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- D'Iberville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Saint Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Wade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Bexley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Biloxi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Smith Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Beauvoir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Ocean Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Agricola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
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 Stone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biloxi
- Lucedale
- McHenry
- Ocean Springs
- Wiggins
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 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 Stone 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 #695083 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #695083 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: Stone
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beatrice
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7457469 Lon: -88.9180931
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Stone, 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 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. |