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:
40.0134, -78.8972
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 Somerset County<2>.
The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Walker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mispah Lutheran Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mispah Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Shanksville.
- The Mispah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mispah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188400 <5>
- Pugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Friedens.
- The Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207909 <5>
- Listie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Listie Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listie Cemetery
- Sarver Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sarver Church Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarver Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sarver Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of New Baltimore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2431664 <5>
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lichty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lichty Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lichty Cemetery
- Husband Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Husband Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Schmucker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Schmucker Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmucker Cemetery
- The Schmucker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shaffer Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372784 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Weller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Weller Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hays Reformed Cemetery
- Mt. Zion - Hays Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Church of Christ (UCC) Cemetery
- Camp Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Run Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Shanksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Downey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Downey is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- Boswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mostoller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mostoller is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostoller
- Buckstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Coleman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Friedens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kantner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kantner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
- Stoystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Beachdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beachdale is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachdale
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Kegg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Hooversville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Gideon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gideon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Althouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Althouse is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Althouse
- Hays Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Jenners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenners is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
- Sipesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sipesville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
- Husband
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Husband is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
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. The following communities are located in Somerset County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Somerset 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 #1190498 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1190498 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: Somerset
- Est. Elev: 706 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stoystown
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0134127 Lon: -78.8972456
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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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, 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' (or 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- 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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