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:
36.4993, -83.4319
The Walker Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<1>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the west 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 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Walker Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spradling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ritchie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Seals Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Overton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Chadwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell Cemetery
- Burchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kesterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesterson Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kesterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesterson Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Howardton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Barnard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
- Brogan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Moles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moles Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moles Cemetery
- Parkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parkey Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkey Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Harkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Cemetery
- Suber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Suber Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suber Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caney Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Xenophon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raven Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yount Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duck Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sneedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shawanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrogate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bean Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Mooresburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Washburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Cumberland Gap
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Sneedville
- Tazewell
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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 #1273616 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273616 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 444 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howard Quarter
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.499252 Lon: -83.4321261
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walker Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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