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A visit to the Walkers Chapel 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 Walkers Chapel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walkers Chapel Cemetery:

31.8988, -95.0108

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

The Walkers Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Walkers Chapel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Walkers Chapel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Walkers Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
  • Medford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Medford Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
  • Henry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Holly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
  • Looney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Looney Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lone Dove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lone Dove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Dove Cemetery
    • Meredith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Meredith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Cemetery
    • Cornelius Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
    • Sacul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Anadarko Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
    • Old Piney Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Rowe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
    • Ward Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
    • Glenfawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Glenfawn Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn Cemetery
    • Cool Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
    • Boatright Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Boatright Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walkers Chapel Cemetery.

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

  • Reklaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ponta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
  • New Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Dextra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Sacul
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gallatin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Summerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rusk
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Griffin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • 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 southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Blackjack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
    • Big Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Laneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dialville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
    • Looneyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Gould
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Sulphur Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Oak Flats
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Henrys Chapel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
    • Jacksonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Nat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Price
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Walkers Chapel 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 Walkers Chapel 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 Walkers Chapel 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 Walkers Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1349384  (Walkers Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349384 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: 109 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Summerfield
      • Location given for Walkers Chapel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8987813     Lon: -95.0107738
      • 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- Walkers Chapel 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.