Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Walkers (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 Walkers. 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 ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Walkers is located in Pender County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pender County: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow & Sampson.
Below are the counties that are near Walkers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walkers:
- Pender County (The home county of Walkers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Saint Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Burgaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murray Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Watha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Topsail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Topsail is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
- Currie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brown Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Long View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Long View is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Kelly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- East Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Navassa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Phoenix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Belville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
- Malmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Northwest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Sandy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Leland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Town Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Riegelwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Delco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Byrdville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Duplin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Pin Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pin Hook is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Sholars Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sholars Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholars Crossroads
- Tin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hancheys Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Sloan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Cypress Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Pasley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pasley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasley
- Teachey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Maready
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maready is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maready
- Safe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- New Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Castle Hayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Skippers Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Skippers Corner is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skippers Corner
- Murraysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murraysville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Bayshore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bayshore is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
- Kirkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Wrightsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Ogden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
- Kings Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Smith Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Creek
- Windemere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Windemere is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Seagate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seagate is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
- Onslow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Holly Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Surf City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Folkstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Folkstone is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
- Ocean City Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
- North Topsail Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sneads Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Catherine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Peru
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Acorn Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
- Half Moon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Half Moon is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
- Sampson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kerr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Delway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Tomahawk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walkers, see our County-by-County Page for Walkers.
Cemeteries Near Walkers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walkers.
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 Walkers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walkers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Hocutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Herring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Simpson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riley's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herring Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Croom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malpass Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrisons Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Larkins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Rocky Point.
- The Rileys Creek Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rileys Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48581 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Walkers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walkers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walkers, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Burgaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Castle Hayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Currie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wrightsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Kirkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Holly Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walkers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walkers.
Newspapers Published in Walkers ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walkers, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walkers.
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 helpful 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 Walkers:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Pender County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Duplin County
- New Hanover County
- Onslow County
- Sampson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walkers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Walkers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |