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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:

31.8932, -99.3617

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 Coleman County<2>.

The county seat for Coleman County is located in Coleman. Coleman lies just to the 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 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Coleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
    • The Coleman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Coleman City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322488 <5>
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5453 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Silver Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
  • Ray Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ray Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332327 <5>
  • Mud Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mud Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Panther Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Cemetery
  • Old Valera Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Valera Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rough Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Cemetery
    • Glen Cove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Glen Cove Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove Cemetery
    • Valera Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera Cemetery
    • Mukewater Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mukewater Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukewater Cemetery
    • Cross Cut Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cross Cut Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut Cemetery
    • Dressy Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dressy Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressy Cemetery
    • Brown Ranch Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Brown Ranch Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Ranch Cemetery
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel 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:

  • Coleman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Anna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Burkett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fry ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Valera
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Cut
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Novice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Glen Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Bangs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Plains
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Talpa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Brownwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rowden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
    • Goldsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Voss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trickham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Cottonwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Gouldbusk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Brownwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Early
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • May
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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 Coleman 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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Coleman 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 #1376614  (Walker Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1376614 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: Coleman
      • Est. Elev: 509 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coleman NE
      • Location given for Walker Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8932     Lon: -99.3617301
      • 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 Coleman, 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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