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:
36.4090, -80.9265
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 Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roaring Gap Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Woodruff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Center Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188828 <5>
- State Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The State Road Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road Cemetery
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountain Park Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Mountain Park.
- The Mountain Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Park Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197374 <5>
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Lane Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane Cemetery
- Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Saddle Mtn. Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
- Knobs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Knobs Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Zephyr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Zephyr Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cemetery
- Salem Fork Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Roaring Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap Cemetery
- Little Pine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Pine Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pine Cemetery
- Glade Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Glade Valley Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Valley Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Traphill.
- The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Johnson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188960 <5>
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Bessies Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Salem Fork Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Fork Cemetery
- Fishers Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fishers Gap Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Gap Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Devotion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Thurmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roaring Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Traphill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hooker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Abshers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elkin Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Ennice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Round Peak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Edmonds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Elkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Ronda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 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 Surry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkin
- Elkin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Walker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Sparta
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 either 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 Surry 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 #996697 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996697 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: Surry
- Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roaring Gap
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4090211 Lon: -80.9264641
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Surry, 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. |
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