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:
31.4674, -96.8514
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 Falls County<2>.
The county seat for Falls County is located in Marlin. Marlin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Walker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friedens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Smith - Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Metina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Metina Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metina Cemetery
- Oklahoma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oklahoma Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Cemetery
- Nazare Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nazare Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazare Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pavelka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pavelka Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavelka Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Goshen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Sunset Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Community Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Community Cemetery
- The Sunset Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billingsley Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7141 <5>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Taylor Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Erskine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Erskine Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine Cemetery
- Nus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Nus Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nus Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Marlin.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marlin Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2709 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Marlin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3484 <5>
- Garrett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Otto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riesel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Battle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- McClanahan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Ben Hur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
- Hallsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Marlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Kirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stranger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Watt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Satin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Golinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Axtell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Rosenthal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- East Waco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Robinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Kosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bellmead
(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 Falls County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellmead
- Kosse
- Marlin
- Mart
- Mart lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Walker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Riesel
- Thornton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Falls 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 #1376613 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1376613 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: Falls
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Otto
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4673933 Lon: -96.8513786
- 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 Falls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |