Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Walkers Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Walkers Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Walkers Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Walkers Mill: Walkers Ml. (or less commonly used: Walkers Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Walkers Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Walkers Mill may originally have been Walker's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Walkers Mill might be written as Walker Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Walkers Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walkers Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Walkers Mill is located in Harrison County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Caddo (LA), Gregg, Marion, Panola, Rusk & Upshur.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Walkers Mill. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walkers Mill:
- Harrison County (The home county of Walkers Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Noonday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Hallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nesbitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Harleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Morton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Pope City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pope City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Karnack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Camp County
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Avinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hughes Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kildare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greggton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Lakeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Teneryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Elderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- East Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Kellyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Sarber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sarber is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Lone Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jenkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Beckville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- De Berry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delray is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Tatum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Laird Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Jacobs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Sexton City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Diana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graceton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Ore City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Coffeeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Indian Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Gilmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Delrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walkers Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Walkers Mill.
Cemeteries Near Walkers Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walkers Mill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Walkers Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walkers Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Athens Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Athens Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Hallsville.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- The Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #509000 <4>
- Lily Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Muckleroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harleton Cornerstone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Walkers Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walkers Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walkers Mill, with the one closest to Walkers Mill listed first.
- Hallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Longview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Diana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Orrs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tatum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walkers Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walkers Mill.
Newspapers Published in Walkers Mill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkers Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walkers Mill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walkers Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Walkers Mill:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Gregg County
- Marion County
- Morris County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Upshur County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walkers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walkers Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |