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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:

31.8571, -95.0227

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 Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Walkers Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Holly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
  • Cornelius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
  • Looney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Looney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Henry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meredith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Meredith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
  • Lone Dove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
  • Hogg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hogg Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Ward Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
    • Sacul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sacul Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul Cemetery
      • The Sacul Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hughes King Williamson Cemetery
    • Medford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Rowe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
    • State Hospital Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.

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

  • Reklaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ponta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • Dextra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Sacul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Gallatin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • New Summerfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Turney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Cushing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Griffin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Looneyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Dialville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
    • Alto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
    • Blackjack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Laneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Douglass
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Sulphur Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Gould
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Maydelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Flats
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 #1349372  (Walker Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349372 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Atoy
      • Location given for Walker Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8571161     Lon: -95.0227183
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Cherokee, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.