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:
35.4656, -87.9914
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 Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Linden. Linden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast 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 28 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.
- Culp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Crossnoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crossnoe Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossnoe Cemetery
- Briley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Briley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briley Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Decaturville.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15917 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Flippo Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Flippo Grave is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippo Grave
- Steele Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Nunnley Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nunnley Ford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnley Ford Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Furnace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Furnace Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Old Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shannon Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Turnbo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Turnbo Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbo Cemetery
- Lone Chestnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lone Chestnut Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chestnut Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Ryan Childs Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ryan Childs Grave is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Childs Grave
- Methodist Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Culp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Decaturville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Saltillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Jeannette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Beardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Reagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Linden
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
- Waynesboro
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 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 Perry 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 #1642911 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1642911 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clifton
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4656289 Lon: -87.9914179
- 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 Perry, 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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