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:
35.7381, -85.0675
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 Bledsoe County<2>.
The county seat for Bledsoe County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest 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 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Swafford Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Ormes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ormes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormes Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Era Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Era Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era Cemetery
- Tollett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tollett Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollett Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Wyatt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wyatt Family Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Family Cemetery
- The Wyatt Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wyatt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20633 <5>
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Hutcheson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutcheson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutcheson Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Selby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Selby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby Cemetery
- Hinch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinch Cemetery
- Van Hoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Van Hoy Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hoy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Ninemile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Burke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Winesap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Jewett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lantana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lake Tansi Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Spring City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Erasmus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Todd Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Cumberland Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Greenbriar Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Crab Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Roddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
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 Bledsoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crossville
- Dayton
- Pikeville
- Spring City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bledsoe 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 #1273594 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273594 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: Bledsoe
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvine
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7381239 Lon: -85.0674563
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, 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 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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