Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Walkiah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walkiah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walkiah, please Contact Us.
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 Walkiah (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 Walkiah. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Walkiah is historic, it would have been located within present day Pearl River County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pearl River County: Saint Tammany (LA), Washington (LA), Forrest, Hancock, Lamar, Marion & Stone.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Walkiah. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walkiah:
- Pearl River County (The home county of Walkiah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkiah, with the one closest to Walkiah listed first.
- Picayune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Juniper Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Poplarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkiah, with the one closest to Walkiah listed first.
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Necaise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Kiln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pearlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Diamondhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreline Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Lakeshore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Waveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- Twin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkiah, with the one closest to Walkiah listed first.
- Talisheek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pearl River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abita Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Northwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Bon Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Huntwyck Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkiah, with the one closest to Walkiah listed first.
- Lees Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bogalusa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Varnado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Angie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Franklinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walkiah, see our County-by-County Page for Walkiah.
Cemeteries Near Walkiah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walkiah.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Walkiah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walkiah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walkiah, with the one closest to Walkiah listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGehee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evans Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Copper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cowart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Walkiah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walkiah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walkiah, with the one closest to Walkiah listed first.
- Talisheek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Florenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Chinquapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Lees Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Pearl River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slidell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <2>
- Zona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Mandeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Kiln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Poplarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pearlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walkiah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walkiah.
Newspapers Published in Walkiah ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkiah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walkiah, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walkiah.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Walkiah:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Pearl River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Marion County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Walkiah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walkiah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |