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:
34.4329, -79.0225
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 Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north 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 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Walters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Pitman - Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Nobles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nobles Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Proctorville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Proctorville Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Noblin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Noblin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblin Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edwards Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Marietta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47294 <5>
- Sealey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Warwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Warwick Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick 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:
- Barnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Boardman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Williamson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fair Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cerro Gordo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Grist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- McDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Chadbourn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Butters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Lumberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Raynham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bladenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Rowland
(16 miles [25.7 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 Walters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadbourn
- Fairmont
- Lumberton
- Rowland
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 Walters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 #996755 (Walters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996755 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont
- Location given for Walters Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4329435 Lon: -79.0225318
- 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 Robeson, 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. |
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