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A visit to the Walling Cemetery ...

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 Walling Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walling Cemetery

Lat:   35.6762°   (35° 40' 34")

Lon:   -85.3294°   (-85° 19' 45")

The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.

The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the west northwest of the Walling Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walling Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walling Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Walling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Mooneyham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooneyham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooneyham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mooneyham Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • DeBord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeBord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeBord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DeBord Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Beach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beach Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Boynton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boynton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boynton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boynton Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Lonewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lonewood Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Walling Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walling Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Knight Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14398 <5>
  • Beaverhill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaverhill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
  • Graveyard Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graveyard Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Denney Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Denney Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Shockley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shockley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shockley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Humble Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humble Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Henson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henson Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Yates Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yates Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Hitchcox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitchcox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitchcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hitchcox Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • McReynolds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McReynolds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McReynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Iron Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iron Hill Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County
    • Seals Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seals Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seals Cemetery is located in Bledsoe County

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 Walling Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walling Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Spencer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
  • Pikeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetgum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
    • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
  • Brockdell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
    • Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
  • Newton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Winesap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
    • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
  • Cummingsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
    • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
  • Meade ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Van Buren County
  • Chalybeate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
    • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
  • Summer City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
  • Ninemile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
    • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
  • Pailo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pailo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
    • Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
    • Laurelburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
      • Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
    • Brayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
    • Todd Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
      • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Doyle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Bone Cave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
      • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
    • Erasmus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
    • Quebeck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillis ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
      • Hillis is located in Warren County
    • Ogden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Rhea County
    • Methodist ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
      • Methodist is located in White County
    • Clarktown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
      • Clarktown is located in White County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
    • Sparta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Cumberland County
    • Lantana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
      • Lantana is located in Cumberland County
    • Campaign
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
      • Campaign is located in Warren County

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 Walling Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walling Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Pikeville
  • Sparta
    • Sparta lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Walling Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Spencer

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 Walling Cemetery:

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 Walling Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1273700  (Walling Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1273700 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: Sampson
    • County: Van Buren         Elev: 533
    • Location given for GNIS #1273700 (Walling Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Van Buren, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Walling Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6762, Longitude: -85.3294       In this case, the coordinates for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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.




 

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