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:
37.2893, -80.6353
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 Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pearisburg. Pearisburg lies just to the west northwest 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Walker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoges Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoges Chapel Cemetery
- Snidow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birchlawn Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Birchlawn Burial Park is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchlawn Burial Park
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Snidow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Mason French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason French Cemetery
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boyds Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Chapel Cemetery
- Eatons Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Shannon - King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thessalia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Thessalia Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia Cemetery
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snider Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Eggleston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodwins Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Pembroke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parrott
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Pearisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Thessalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Prices Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Narrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Radford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- McBryde Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Peterstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Radford Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Blacksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Captain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Kire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
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 Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Pearisburg
- Radford
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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 #1488155 (Walker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488155 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 597 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pearisburg
- Location given for Walker Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2892909 Lon: -80.6353418
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Giles, 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 things 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. |