A visit to the Walker Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 36.4993° (36° 29' 57")
Lon: -83.4319° (-83° 25' 54")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Fugate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Chadwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chadwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chadwell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Burchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kesterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kesterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kesterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kesterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kesterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kesterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kesterson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Howardton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Long Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Barnard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barnard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Brogan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winkler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Moles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moles Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moles Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Parkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Parkey Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Overton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Harkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Suber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Suber Cemetery is located in Hancock County
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenophon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <6>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
- Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <6>
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Bowen
From the Walker Cemetery to Bowen
- Bean Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Cumberland Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Sandlick
From the Walker Cemetery to Sandlick
- Rutledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marshalls Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Mooresburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Washburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Washburn
From the Walker Cemetery to Washburn
- 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 like to start 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:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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: GNIS record #1273616 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Howard Quarter
- County: Claiborne Elev: 444
- Location given for GNIS #1273616 (Walker Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Walker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4993, Longitude: -83.4319 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |