A visit to the Walker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Walker Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Walker Cemetery (FG ID #48999).
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:
35.3476, -82.0294
The Walker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies just to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherfordton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Family Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gilboa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kistlers Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spindale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Rutherfordton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Bakersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Alexander Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bostic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Mush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Lake Lure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thermal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Caroleen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chimney Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Forest City
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #48999
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #996695 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996695 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pea Ridge
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3470636 Lon: -82.0287188
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |