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:
36.0312, -83.7071
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Walker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Beal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beal Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Thorngrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moulden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moulden Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
- Holston View Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sherrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- McCubbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McCubbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCubbins Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stringfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stringfield Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfield Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Plumlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Plumlee Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumlee Cemetery
- Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dailey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey Cemetery
- Chesney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chesney Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesney Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gillette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gillette Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette Cemetery
- Meek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey 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:
- Lyonton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
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- Thorn Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Strawberry Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mascot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Wooddale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Peters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Skaggston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- McMillan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- John Sevier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Boyds Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sentertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Zacharytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Henry Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Dumplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maloneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Seymour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Corryton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Shooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Maples ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Lea Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Beverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mascot
- New Market
- Seymour
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 helpful 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 Knox 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 #1273601 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273601 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mascot
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.031197 Lon: -83.7071217
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Knox, 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 things 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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