A visit to the Walters 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 Walters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walters Cemetery:
33.7804, -88.2970
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walters Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Aberdeen. Aberdeen lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Walters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Walters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moss & Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moss & Reed Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss & Reed Cemetery
- Cockerham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cockerham Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockerham Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Egger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Egger Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egger Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Seely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Seely Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seely Cemetery
- The Seely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Seeley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1474223 <5>
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Sartor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sartor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Lampkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lampkin Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampkin Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gattman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Kolola Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sulligent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hightogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Splunge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Acker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Aberdeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Hatley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Fernbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Ales ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Amory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Detroit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Millport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
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 Walters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Amory
- Columbus
- Cotton Gin Port - Historic
- Millport
- Sulligent
- Vernon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Walters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Walters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679310 (Walters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679310 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amory SE
- Location given for Walters Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7803894 Lon: -88.2969808
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walters 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. |